Today (June 6), an article was published by the online medium "kosova-sot.info", entitled "Good news for Kosovo police officers, decision on payment of allowances".
The content of the article concerns statements by Gazmend Hoxha, Director of the Kosovo Police, who today reported to members of the Committee on Security Issues in the Kosovo Assembly.
But, after verifying the facts, hibrid.info found that the title of the article does not correspond to the content.
Link to the article published on "kosova-sot.info":
Excerpts from Gazmend Hoxha's statements:
The General Director of the Kosovo Police, Gazmend Hoxha, has said that police officers have not been paid a single cent in the last three months for the dangerous nature of their work. Hoxha reported to the Safety Commission, where he said, among other things, that the Kosovo Police still do not even have health insurance, "Kosova Sot Online" reports.
"The risk allowance has not been paid in the last three months, we are in talks with the Ministry of Interior this month, we expect to be paid," said Hoxha.
While the title of the article claims that a decision has been made on the payment of bonuses for work-related hazards for police officers, the content of the article implies that the Director of the Police, Gazmend Hoxha, has stated that in the last three months, no bonuses for work-related hazards have been paid and that he expects that additional payments for police officers will be made next month, without mentioning that a decision has been made on the payment of these payments.
On December 22, 2022, the law on salaries in the public sector was approved (see here) while on January 5, 2023 it was published in the official gazette (see here). Hibrid.info has found through search engines that the law in question regulates the issue of additional payment for occupational hazards, which means that a decision from the relevant ministry is not required for making additional payments.
To further prove that the title does not correspond to Hoxha's statements, hibrid.info has found articles published on the Police Director's reporting in other media outlets (see here and here).
Analyze:
An article has been published with a headline claiming that a decision has been made to pay bonuses for work-related hazards to police officers.
After research, hibrid.info has confirmed that we are dealing with a statement by the Director of Police, Gazmend Hoxha, who said that it has been three months since the police officers have not received the additional payments and that he expects the payment to be made next month. Hoxha's report before the Security Committee in the Parliament does not mention any decision being made on this issue.
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.