Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
"Four 13-year-old children fall from the gym terrace, here is their health condition" is the title of an article published in the digital space.
The article was published today (May 6) on the "ntv.al" television portal and on the Facebook page of this medium.
However, the headline did not indicate where the event took place, and even the photograph used to present the news was taken in the premises of the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK).
Based on the importance of photography in the journalistic text (here) as well as the fact that this medium writes contents in Albanian language, the first look of the article in question may influence readers to think that the event took place in Kosovo.
Link to the article published by the portal "ntv.al":
The article was also published on the "ntv.al" Facebook page (here) and was found published in the same way on the “Lajme Shqip” portal on Facebook (here).
While the title does not make the location of the event clear, the information is clarified in the article's heading, when it states, "In Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, four children aged 13 climbed to the top of the sports gym in the district of Grunbach on Saturday night.".
This is also confirmed in articles published by foreign media, which were found after research by hibrid.info (see here, here and here).
While the photograph presented in the article was found published in the contents of the information portal, "telegrafi.com" (see here, here and here).
Through the automated program “EXIF Viewer” (EXIF stores all the information about the photo itself – such as the exposure level, the place where you took the photo and any settings you used), it has been confirmed that the image was taken on April 7, 2020, while based on the text displayed on the image (AMBULANCA POR CORONAVIRUS) and the license plate (here) in the vehicle shown, it is understood that the image was shot in Kosovo.
Analyze:
The title of the article about the fall of four children in Germany does not indicate the location where the incident occurred and instead presents an image with a view of Kosovo.
Failure to specify the location of the event and displaying an incorrect photograph may create a false perception in the reader.
Therefore, based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
“Clickbait” is considered to be informational content whose title is general and does not disclose the location of the event, context and relevance. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the audience with sensational headlines with misleading consequences, which do not accurately clarify the content of the article. “Clickbait” headlines are mainly made to attract readability in the case of media publications and/or to earn from clicks in the case of commercial publications.