The information portal "Rilindja.al" published on Saturday (April 8) an article titled "Kosovo began preparations for the second match with Poland."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this article contains inadequate photographs and a generalizing title.
This image shows the players of the Kosovo national football team, while the content contains news about the Kosovo national handball team in the women's category.
Link to the article published on the information portal "Rilindja.al":
Excerpt from the article published on the information portal "Rilindja.al":
The Kosovo National Handball Team has begun preparations for the second match against Poland.
On Saturday morning, the National Team had a session in the fitness room, while in the afternoon regular training took place under the orders of coach Agron Shabani.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the announcement of the Kosovo Handball Federation on the official Instagram account.
Through this announcement, it is announced that the Kosovar handball players have begun preparations for the match against Poland, which will take place on Wednesday at 20:15 in the second qualifying phase for the 2023 World Cup. (see here)
Analyze:
The portal "Rilindja.al" has published an article about the Kosovo women's handball team, while in the image it has presented the players of the Kosovo national team, thus leaving room for misinformation among readers.
Also, the article used a general title, not revealing which sport's national team will play Poland.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Clickbait" and "Disinformation".
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.
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.