The dubious portal "Rrjeti.net" published yesterday (December 16) an article titled "Fines of up to 1500 euros for those who smoke while driving."
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of this article is a generalization, which does not clarify which country it is referring to.
This is only revealed in the content, which states that "An anti-smoking law that includes heavy fines for drivers and passengers in case of a violation will soon come into force in Greece.
Knowing that this portal publishes most of the articles related to Kosovo (here), this may misinform readers that the news is about the state of Kosovo.
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "Rrjeti.net":
In addition to this dubious portal, this article was also shared yesterday (December 16) on Facebook by the page "Gazeta Prishtina", which has collected a large number of comments and reactions to this post. (see here)
However, after research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this news is old, published in 2020 by the information portal "Reporteri.net", which was also quoted by the dubious portal "Rrjeti.net".
Even "Reporteri.net" at the time gave this article a general title: "Fine up to 1500 euros for those who smoke while driving, if there are children in the car, the fine is 3 euros." (see here)
Analyze:
The dubious portal "Rrjeti.net" has published an old article from 2020 regarding a law in Greece against smoking in cars, stating that drivers who violate this law will be fined 1,500 euros.
However, the title does not clarify which country it is referring to. Based on the articles this portal publishes, most of which are related to Kosovo, this may misinform readers that the news is about the state of Kosovo. Based on its work 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.