The dubious portal "Kosalb.net" has published an article titled "Attention expatriates: This Serbian police car is circulating in Serbia, provoking Kosovars to face punishment."
During the fact-checking process, Hibrid conducted research through search engines, and as a result found that this news is old and the event dates back to the summer of 2019.
"Kosalb.net" took part of the text of the news published on July 21st of last year, which it published as current, thus misinforming readers.
Text of the article published by "Kosalb.net":
Attention expatriates: This Serbian police car is circulating in Serbia, provoking Kosovars to face punishments
The weekend is bringing many migrants to Kosovo. To enter Kosovo at the two border crossings, in Merdare and Dheu i Bardhë, migrants have to wait for approximately an hour, reports Gazeta Metro. The route that migrants choose to come to Kosovo is the one that comes from Slovenia, to Croatia and then to pass through Serbia, to enter Kosovo.shty.pe reklam.en and watch the video.n
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Analyze:
The article from Kosalb.net is old news, which was deliberately published now, at a time when many compatriots are visiting Kosovo, on the eve of the end-of-year holidays. In this way, this portal encourages clicks, aiming to benefit from the increase in online activity. After fact-checking by hibrid.info, this article is categorized as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
Disinformation – 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 accuracy of information.