Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Several Albanian-language online media reported yesterday (May 4) that Pristina is among the cities with the most polluted air in the world.
The article with this claim was published by information portals such as, "Infosot.com","Gazeta10.com","Gazetainfokus.com","Kosovapost.net","Demokracia.com","Frontonline.net”And“Arbresh.info".
The truth?
After verifying the facts, it was proven that the claim is incorrect. Pristina yesterday (May 4) was among the cities with the cleanest air in the world.
Content of the article published by the above-mentioned portals:
Pristina, this Sunday too, is among the cities with the most polluted air in the world.
This is according to the IQAir ranking, which measures air quality in all countries around the world.
According to these measurements, Pristina ranks 91st on the list, with a PM level of 33.
Hibrid.info has researched the "IQAir" platform and has confirmed that Pristina on May 4 was in 91st position and had an air quality index of 33.
Based on this ranking, cities that have air quality from 0 to 50 are considered to have good (clean) air.
Today, May 5, Pristina ranks 62nd in air quality (harmful particle level 50), which is also among the cities with clean air.
Analyze:
On May 4, several Albanian-language online media outlets incorrectly reported that Pristina was among the cities with the most polluted air in the world. This claim turned out to be incorrect after verification by Hibrid.info against official data on the “IQAir” platform.
According to this data, Pristina had an air quality index of 33, which is considered good air. Even on May 5, with an index of 50, Pristina continues to be among the cities with the cleanest air.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this claim as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to informational content in which, during the compilation or publication process, errors occur by publishing incorrect information (especially when dealing with information in figures) or by broadcasting poorly verified news, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.