The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" published yesterday (September 21) an article titled "European Commission: Visas for Kosovo to be lifted by this month at the latest."
After verifying the facts in this article, hibrid.info has determined that the title does not match the content.
The content does not mention any month, as claimed in the title of this article.
The spokesperson for home affairs and migration on behalf of the EC, Anitta Hipper, yesterday (September 21) invited the 27 member states of the European Union to act in this direction (the lifting of the visa regime for Kosovo citizens).
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
"Kosova-sot.info" took this article from the Albanian-language information portal in Macedonia "Lideri.mk", which it changed the title of. (see here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article published in the independent online news agency on the Western Balkans region “Dtt-net”. (see here and here)
"Hipper called on the 27 member states to grant Kosovo visa liberalization without delay, after five years of wrangling between governments and the EC, which next month will reiterate its position on fulfilling all criteria for Kosovo to enjoy free movement in the territory of the European bloc as five other countries of the Western Balkans region have done since 2009 and 2010 respectively," It is stated in the article published on Dtt-net.
Analyze:
The portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article with the fabricated title "European Commission: Visas for Kosovo to be abolished by this month at the latest."
However, the content confirms that the European Commission has not mentioned any month regarding this issue.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have 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 intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.