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The photo and title suggest that the decision to lift the measures was made in Kosovo.

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The portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article titled "State lifts Anti-Covid measures / Masks and vaccination certificates are no longer mandatory."

Hibrid.info has verified the facts in this article, confirming that the title is a generalization that seems to have a tendency to misinform. So, the title does not clarify the fact that the decision to relax the measures was made in the United Kingdom.

Knowing that this portal is in Albanian and most of its readers are Kosovars, such a generalizing title could very easily misinform by implying that the event is about Kosovo.

Also, this article contains an inappropriate photograph showing a banner in Albanian "Together we can #Vaccine", as well as the emblem of the Government of Kosovo.

Excerpt from the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":

This morning, Britons returned to work in offices and away from home, after Boris Johnson's government lifted the requirement to work from home.

Covid passports will no longer be mandatory for entry into various public spaces, while starting from the same future, wearing masks will no longer be a mandatory requirement.

Link to the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":

https://www.kosova-sot.info/lajme/595955/shteti-heq-masat-anti-covidose-maskat-dhe-certifikatat-e-vaksinimit-nuk-jane-me-te-detyrueshme/


Hibrid.info managed to find this previously published photograph as an illustration for reporting on vaccination in Kosovo.

“Kosovapress.com” and “Gazetaexpress.com” used that illustrative photo for the news about the number of Kosovar citizens vaccinated with both doses (October 27, 2021). (see here and here)


Analyze:

The "Kosova-sot.info" portal has published an article about Great Britain, which has decided to remove anti-Covid measures, where masks and vaccination certificates will no longer be mandatory.

However, in the publication of this article, another photo was placed, showing several doctors and a banner in Albanian "Together we can #Vaccine", as well as the emblem of the Government of Kosovo. This may misinform readers, implying that this decision is about the state of Kosovo.

From the fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated as "clickbait".


Reasoning:

The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.

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