Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"What is happening with Interex in Mitrovica is filling the shelves with expired products," it is said in the post published today (October 9) by the Serbian-language Telegram account “БУНКЕР” (BUNKER).
This post claims that the Interex market in Shipol, a village in the southern municipality of Mitrovica, is selling expired goods. This publication also includes a photo showing products with an expiration date of 14.07.2022.
In one next post, made today a few minutes before the above claim, this account also wrote, "Albanian terrorist Kurti has just arrived in Leposaviq to open the Albanian waste market "Interex"".
But what is the truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this photo is old and was not taken today (October 9) on the opening day of the Interex market in Leposaviq, as claimed by the Serbian-language account.
Hibrid.info has found the same photo published in the article of the online medium "Mitropol.net" dated July 15, 2022. (see here)
At the time, this media outlet reported that the market in question (INTEREX) had the expiration date on the product packaging as July 14, 2022, while the photo was taken a day later (July 15, 2022).
context
The “INTEREX” market today (October 9) opened its new point in Leposaviq. Prime Minister Albin Kurti also attended the opening. (see here)
Analyze:
The Serbian-language Telegram account "БУНКЕР" (BUNKER) falsely claimed that expired products were observed today (October 9) on the opening day of the Interex market in Leposaviq.
After verifying the facts, it was confirmed that this photo is old (15.07.2022), at a time when the Mitropol.net medium had reported through an article that at the Interex market in Mitrovica, products were observed for sale whose expiration date had expired a day earlier (14.07.2022).
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses the claim made on Telegram as "Manipulation of facts".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.