Some dubious media outlets in Kosovo have distributed a news story, which alludes to PDK MP Bekim Haxhiu having said that "the minimum salary will be 800 euros" if his party returns to power.
After research conducted by hibrid.info, in online media and his Facebook profile, it appears that the PDK MP has never made such a statement.
Original text published in some dubious media:
Haxhiu: 'When PDK comes to power, the minimum wage will be 800 euros' from the date... – (VIDEO)
Haxhiu: 'When PDK comes to power, the minimum wage will be 800 euros.'
PDK MP Bekim Haxhiu made big promises during an interview yesterday if his party wins the upcoming elections. Haxhiu said that around 220 jobs will be created immediately.
Links to the article published in several media outlets:
Analysis:
The news published and distributed by the media presented above turns out to be untrue. After research by hibrid.info in search engines and social networks, no such statement or even a similar one by MP Haxhiu has been found. This news is characterized as “Fake news”, “Distribution of fake news”, “Disinformation” and “Clickbait”.
Reasoning:
Fake news –The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.
Spreading fake news – This rating is given to media reports that broadcast original content from another media outlet that contains fake news. The rating is only given for broadcasting content that is categorized as fake news.
Misinformation – A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.
Clickbait – "Clickbait" are those texts whose title has 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 only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.