The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" published yesterday (April 26) an article titled "Elderly couple found dead in apartment, police arrest their son."
After verifying the facts presented in this content, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of the article is general, meaning it does not indicate the location of the event.
The news is clarified only in the content, which states that "a married couple were found murdered in an apartment in Verona, Italy. The victims are Giampaolo Turazza and Vilma Vezzaro, 75 and 73 years old, respectively."
In addition to the non-explanatory title, the photograph placed in this article also does not correspond to the content, as it shows police tape with the words "CRIME SCENE DO NOT PASS" written in Albanian, which suggests that the event took place in an Albanian-speaking country.
Considering that the aforementioned portal is registered in Kosovo (see here) and most of its readers are Albanian speakers (see here), this may misinform readers that the event took place in Kosovo.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
To further confirm the fact that the news is about a married couple found murdered in an apartment in Verona, Italy, Hibrid.info has found the article published in the Italian media (here)
Analyze:
The title of the article published by "Kosova-sot.info" does not clarify in which country this event occurred, while the news is clarified only in the content, which states that the case in question occurred in Verona, Italy.
In addition to the general title, the article also contains inappropriate photographs, as it shows police tape with the words "CRIME SCENE DO NOT PASS" in Albanian, which suggests that the incident took place in an Albanian-speaking country.
By not providing information about the country in question, this news could very easily misinform its readers, making them think that the event took place in Kosovo.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "clickbait".
ASSESSMENT:
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.