The dubious portal "klikoshqip.com" has published articles regarding the lifting of the visa regime by the US and the EU for Kosovo.
Hibrid.info has addressed these articles, and after verifying the facts, it turns out that the titles are fabricated and do not match the content in the text.
Headlines like "BREAKING NEWS: Angela Merkel on Kosovo visas CONGRATULATIONS from this date it was done", and "CONGRATULATIONS/Biden with big news, Visas will be lifted on this date" are deliberately created to misinform readers and push them to click on the article.
In the first article that writes about how German Chancellor Angela Merkel has allegedly given a date for visa liberalization, there is old news published in June 2020.
The text states that from November 1st of this year, Germany, led by Chancellor Merkel, will hold the presidency of the European Union. This was also seen as a golden opportunity for Kosovo to obtain visa liberalization, since official Berlin has consistently supported Pristina regarding free movement in the Schengen Zone.
However, this dubious portal has taken this old news and published it to pretend to present it as current, changing the title.
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "klikoshqip.com":
This position of Germany regarding visa liberalization has been for years. This was confirmed exclusively for Gazeta Express by the German Government's press office, but at the time when this country held the presidency of the EU. However, this official statement by Berlin was made in another period of time.
Link to the authentic article published in real time by the portal "gazetaexpress.com":
The same article was previously published by dubious portals, and was previously covered by hibrid.info, on December 17, 2020.
Even in another article published by "klikoshqip.com" titled "CONGRATULATIONS/Biden with great news, Visas will be lifted on this date", there is old news that has nothing to do with US President Joe Biden.
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the title of this article is fabricated, while the news is old and was published in July 2020. At that time, the special representative of former US President Donald Trump, Richard Grenell, had spoken about the European Union's latest initiatives to return Kosovo and Serbia to the dialogue table, saying that his country supports the European Union for the July meetings, and that visas for Kosovo should be lifted.
So, in the content of this article published on "klikoshqip.com" there is not even a promise from President Biden regarding visa liberalization for Kosovo.
Link to the article published on "klikoshqip.com":
Below you can find the authentic article published in real time by the portal "gazetaexpress.com":
After a research conducted by hibrid.info some time ago, it found facts that argue that countries that seek visa-free travel with the US must be subject to a series of requirements and procedures. In 1986, American institutions created the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), through which other countries are instructed on the procedures that must be followed to gain the status of countries that have free and visa-free travel with the US state.
According to a US Congressional report, updated in July 2020, countries that enter this program are initially placed on a waiting list or known as "Road Map Countries", subject to meeting a series of criteria before their visas are lifted.
Below you can find an article previously verified by hibrid.info, regarding the abolition of American visas.
Analyze:
Both of these articles, published by the dubious portal "klikoshqip.com", contain false headlines, while the content contains old news.
This dubious portal has published them, with the aim of presenting them as current in order to achieve as many clicks as possible through social networks.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, it appears that these articles are assessed 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.