Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
On November 5th and 6th, a photograph was distributed showing three bears, claiming to have been taken in the mountains of Tropoja, Albania.
Hibrid.info originally found this photo published on the website "LajmiFundit.al" on Facebook. While the same was also found published on several other Facebook pages, among which, according to media reports, was the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama.
The truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this photograph was not taken in the Tropoja mountains, but in Sochi, Russia.
Based on some content published on Albanian-language portals, this photo was shared yesterday (November 5) on Facebook by the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, and the Minister of Tourism and Environment in Albania, Mirela Kumbaro, a post which both have since deleted. (see here and here)
What did hibrid.info find?
Hibrid.info, after researching through the automated program "InVID", confirmed that this photograph was taken during 2022 in Sochi, Russia, by photographer Yuri Dorosh. (see here)
This photo was found and published on Facebook by the pages "Reality","Theranda Today”And“Check-in Gjirokastra".
Analyze:
A photograph showing three bears was claimed to have been taken in the Tropoja mountains.
However, after verification by hibrid.info, it was proven that the claim is incorrect, as the photo was taken in Sochi, Russia in 2022.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "unverified".
Reasoning:
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.