Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"Kurti is left off the list: I have decided not to run again," is the headline of a ITEM published yesterday (December 11) by the information portal "Periscope.com".
The logo of the Vetëvendosje Movement appears in the photograph of this article.
The same article was later published by Facebook pages "ORAinfo”And“Front Online"as well as on the portals"Orinfo.net”And“Frontonline.net".
What's wrong with this title?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the title is misleading and does not make it clear which person it is about. The content of the article states that the news is about Vetëvendosje MP, Tinka Kurti.
Based on some of the comments, it is noted that this title has misled readers, implying that it is about Prime Minister Albin Kurti. (see here)
Tinka Kurti announced through a Facebook announcement that she will not run again in the upcoming elections. (see here)
This is not the first time that hibrid.info has covered articles with misleading titles regarding the name Tinka Kurti, and that the titles did not make it known which person it was about. (see here, here and here)
Analyze:
Some media outlets have published articles in which the title does not specify who made the statement and does not display photographs of the person quoted.
The unclear titles in these articles, due to the context of the event, have led some readers to understand that the announcement was made by Albin Kurti. While the news is clarified only in the content, which states that VV MP Tinka Kurti has announced that she will not run again in the upcoming elections.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info considers this article to be "clickbait".
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.