The satirical portal "kungulli.com" has published an article in this category titled "The First Afghans in Kosovo: After all, heaven is also on earth."
Following Kosovo's decision to open its doors to Afghan refugees, this satirical portal (see here) posted this article claiming that Afghan citizens have arrived in Kosovo.
The dubious portal newstoday74.com has published this article that sounds like a true story. Also, this text, which is entirely fabricated in a satirical manner, has been shared on Facebook by pages like “Në Kohë” and “Specialja.com”, where they have collected comments and reactions, making readers think that Afghan refugees have arrived in Kosovo.
Excerpt from the text of the article published on the satirical portal "kungulli.com":
Since Kosovo has also opened its doors to Afghans at the request of the United States of America, some of them have already arrived in our country.
Upon arriving in Sllatina, they expressed amazement at the development of the newest state in the Balkans.
"We have no words. A small place, but a true paradise. It's amazing that there is paradise on earth," declared Afghan Al Prind on Sad Riu, after making his way to the city of Fushë Kosova.
It is reported that several other Afghans were sent to Ferizaj, where they remained for hours taking photographs near the underpass.
Link to the article published by the satirical portal "kungulli.com":
Below you can find the link to the article published on the dubious portal "newstoday74.com".
This article was also shared on Facebook by the pages "Në Kohë" and "Specialja", which have a large number of followers, and such a post could misinform readers by making them believe that Afghan refugees have already arrived in Kosovo.
Facebook post links:
https://www.facebook.com/revistaspecialja/posts/356192119478542
https://www.facebook.com/nekohe/posts/195771329250768
Analyze:
The portal that produces news with satirical content "kungull.com", which also proves it within the online site, has published a fabricated article, which claims that Afghan refugees have arrived in Kosovo. This text has also been published by the dubious portal "newstoday74.com", which although it is a dubious portal, has not clarified that this article has satirical content, making it seem like good news.
Also, the same satirical article was shared by several Facebook pages, where they gathered a number of different comments and reactions.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is assessed as "satire".
Reasoning:
The “Satire” rating includes content that uses premeditated news that uses satire to portray reality. This is also a way of reporting that is not problematic, if the media manages to argue that it is satirical content.
The purpose of including this assessment in the methodology is to indicate this type of content in situations where it can be claimed to be a genuine media report and when it becomes potentially harmful in the event of further transmission without being able to clearly explain that it is a satirical text. So in such cases, if a text fails to clarify that it has satirical content, it may be understood as genuine and, as a result, may create a wrong opinion in the audience. However, the media that publishes this type of content cannot be on one of the negative lists solely because of the publication of this type of content.