The information portal "Kosovapost.net" has published today (March 1) an article titled "Fire at the 'Comodita' factory".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the photo of this article does not correspond to the content.
The content is about a fire that engulfed part of the 'Comodita' mattress factory in Gjakova last night, while the illustrative photo shows a house burning.
After research conducted through the automated online fact-checking program - "InVID", it was found that the photo is from the 2009 fire in Southern California, USA.
Link to the article published on "kosovapost.net":
By using this illustrative photograph, the portal "kosovapost.net" has left space for it to be understood that the photograph depicts the building of the "Comodita'" mattress factory in Gjakova, engulfed in fire.
The photo of a burning house is from the 2009 wildfire in Southern California, USA. (here)
Hibrid.info has found that this photograph has also been used by other Albanian-language media in articles dealing with burning houses or apartments. (here, here, here)
Analyze:
The information portal "Kosovapost.net" has published an article about a fire that engulfed part of the 'Comodita' mattress factory in Gjakova last night.
The illustrative photograph used in this article is an image of a burning house, an image from the 2009 fire in Southern California, USA.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Rating:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.