The portal "Kercova.net" published a post on its Facebook page yesterday (February 8), which shows images of the asphalting of a road.
This portal has captioned this image "Atmosphere in Macedonia before the elections."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the image is old and was not taken in North Macedonia.
This portal has tried to present this image as current, taken somewhere in North Macedonia, before the parliamentary elections expected to be held on May 8 of this year. (here)
Link to the post published on Facebook by "Kercova.net":
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the same image published by the Montenegrin medium "RadioPetnjica.com" on October 4, 2017. (see here)
Screenshot of the article published by the portal “RadioPetnjica.com” on October 4, 2017
In the description of this image, it is explained that the footage shows the asphalting of a road in the village. Fifth grade in Montenegro.
Analyze:
The portal "Kercova.net" has published an image from 2017 taken in Montenegro, which it has tried to present as current.
This image falsely claims that the paving of a road in North Macedonia represents the atmosphere before the parliamentary elections expected to be held on May 8.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this post as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.