The dubious portal "gjithckafresh.info" has published an article claiming that the state of Germany will donate the COVID-19 vaccine to the states of Albania and Kosovo for free this month.
However, such news turns out to be completely fabricated, based on research by hybrid.info, and verification of facts, which prove that a news item related to the donation of free vaccines by the German state has not been found in any credible source.
Original text of the article published by "gjithckafresh.info":
Germany will donate the vaccine to Albania and Kosovo this month
Merkel has decided to prepare vaccines against Covid this month.
She has promised to donate it to the state of Kosovo and to that of Albania.
We should thank him for this gesture he is making.
It is not yet known how many she will send, but it remains to be seen.
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Link to the article published by "gjitckafresh.info":
Analyze:
The article contains a false title and content and this news is created in order to attract readers and materially benefit through clicks. After verification by hibrid.info through search engines, no such news was found that talks about the donation of free vaccines for the state of Albania and Kosovo. This article is categorized as 'fake news', 'misinformation' and 'clickbait'.
Reasoning:
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Disinformation – A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of accuracy of information.
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