The online newspaper "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article titled "Harsh punitive measures for deputies who are absent from the work of the Assembly."
However, the title of this article does not match the content. The text contains an article by analyst Dardan Grapci, who writes that “MPs who are also candidates for mayor, and who are involved in election campaigns, should be sanctioned by law to vacate the mandate of MPs and so that work in parliament does not depend on their absences.”
As can be seen in the fact-check analysis below, the title does not make it clear that this is just an article by analyst Grapci, but leaves room for misunderstanding that such a decision has allegedly been made for punitive measures for MPs who are absent from the work of the Assembly.
Part of the text of the article published by "Kosova-sot.info":
Written by: ANALYST – Dardan Grapci
Members of Parliament who are also candidates for mayor, and who are involved in election campaigns, should be sanctioned by law to vacate the mandate of the Member of Parliament and so that work in parliament does not depend on their absence. The dual agenda of engagement, both on the ground in the campaign for mayor and municipal assembly, and in the Assembly in committees, chairs or plenary sessions, is impossible.
In the future, it should be sanctioned by law, making it a binding legal norm, that every MP who decides to run for mayor should resign from the mandate of a member of parliament because it cannot be foreseen or ensured that he will continue to participate in regular sessions in the Assembly and engage in the election campaign to lobby voters, for his candidacy but also for the full list of assembly members from the same political entity.
Link to the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":
Analyze:
"Kosova-sot.info" has used a title in this article that does not match the content. The text only contains the writing of analyst Dardan Grapci, who says that "MPs who are also candidates for mayor, and who are involved in election campaigns, should be sanctioned by law to vacate the mandate of MPs and work in parliament should not depend on their absences."
This online medium has used a headline that implies that an official decision has been made to impose punitive measures on MPs who are absent from Parliament's work.
After a fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "clickbait", as it can be said that the author gave the article a title that does not correspond to the content.
Reasoning:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to 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 intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.