Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An article was published reporting on flooding in Pristina.
The news was published today (May 20) by "albinfo.ch", an Albanian-language portal operating in Switzerland.
But, after checking by hibrid.info, it was found that the image through which the news was presented does not show a view of Pristina.
Based on the importance of photography in digital journalism texts (see here), hibrid.info estimates that in this case, the audience may take the photograph presented in this article as accurate.
Link to the article published by the portal "albinfo.ch":
From the content of the article, it is understood that the portal in question referred to an article published on "koha.net", which hibrid.info found through search engines (see here).
While the information presented in the text is confirmed, hibrid.info has verified that the photograph, which shows the flooding scenes in this article, does not show the moments when this event occurred in Pristina.
After research by hibrid.info, based on an article published in 2017 by the portal "klankosova.tv", it has been confirmed that the image in question shows the moments of flooding in the city of Shkodra, Albania (see here).
Analyze:
The photograph used to present the news about the floods in Pristina is not accurate.
Findings from hibrid.info show that the image presented in the article on the "albinfo.ch" portal shows views of the city of Shkodra during the floods.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.