The Facebook page "Pamfleti.com" published an article today titled "It is scandalous that Kosovo is the only country that does not have visa liberalization."
The article was taken from the dubious portal "facts.buzz", published on October 8, 2021, using a photograph that does not correspond to the content.
The photograph used in this article shows the President of France, Emanuel Macron.
The title and photo suggest that this statement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron. The news is only clarified in the content, which states that Balkan expert Janusz Bugajski made such a statement.
Link to the article posted on Facebook by the page "Pamlfeti.com":
To further confirm the fact that the statement in the title was made by Balkan affairs expert Janusz Bugajski, hibrid.info has found the article published in real time (October 7, 2021) on the Kosovo public television portal, "rtklive.com".
Bugajski, in a statement to RTK, stated that, “It is scandalous that Kosovo is the only country in Europe that does not have visa liberalization. Such a policy creates dissatisfaction, anger and conflict, as Kosovars feel that they are being treated by the European Union as second-class citizens… Unfortunately, most EU leaders are not strategic thinkers or authentic Europeans, but are focused on their own short-term domestic policies.” (here)
Analyze:
The Facebook page "Pamfleti.com" has published an article with photos that do not correspond to the content.
Although the article refers to a statement by Balkan affairs expert Janusz Bugajski, the illustrative photograph uses the image of French President Emmanuel Macron, implying that this statement was made by him.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "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.