Several online media outlets have published an article claiming that Israel has the strongest army in the Middle East region, leaving behind even the state of Turkey.
The news in this article is old, published by the medium "Izraelisot.com", in 2014. Despite the fact that the news is old, even in the title of the authentic article, it is not mentioned that the Israeli army leaves behind those of Turkey, as claimed in the title of the article published today (May 16, 2021) by some Kosovar media. The news of "Izraelisot.com" referred to American experts Patrick Megahan and Chris Harmer, who state that the Israeli defense forces have more qualities than the armies of other countries in the region.
Also, this media article that claims to present it as current also refers to the report published in "Business Insider", which writes that Israel has a clear advantage in the region, which comes thanks to close relations with the US and investments in its defense industry, which include space assets, highly advanced fighter jets, drones and nuclear weapons.
Hibrid.info, after verifying the facts in the "Business Insider" ranking, has found that Israel, like in 2014, when the article was published, is still not ahead of the state of Turkey in terms of military strength. While in the 2021 ranking, this military strength does not even exceed that of Egypt, a neighboring state and bordering Israel itself.
Link to the article published today in several Kosovar media outlets:
Business Insider: Israel has the most powerful army in the Middle East, leaving behind even Turkey
In the ranking published by "Business Insider", it is understood that Turkey in 2014 was ranked 8th in the world, while it currently occupies 10th place in the ranking of world armies, while Israel's ranks 14th in 2021, while in 2014 it occupied 11th place (here). Currently, the Israeli army is also facing that of Egypt (12), a neighboring country and bordering the Jewish state.
Military force rankings published by "BusinessInsider" in 2021:
Even on the specialized defense website - "globalfirepower.com", the Israeli army ranks behind those of Turkey and Egypt, in 20th place in the world.
Analyze:
The Kosovo portals, in the published article, have used an old news, which consequently contains outdated information. Also, in this article an unstable title has been placed regarding the Israeli army which is supposedly stronger than the Turkish one. However, the article never mentions such a thing.
Even in the supported reference "Business Insider", there is no such thing as claimed in the title, as the Israeli army is inferior to the Turkish one.
After fact-checking analysis based on the work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
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.