Old news: Kosovars will not pay more for vehicle registration

Some dubious portals have published an article titled "Kosovars will pay more for car registration from September 1st, this is the amount."

Hibrid.info, after conducting a fact check, has confirmed that this article contains a false headline, and that the news is old, published on July 14 of this year.

The news concerns the decision of the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, where citizens were obliged to be provided with stickers after registering their vehicles, for easier identification of vehicles that have undergone technical inspection, and these stickers would cost drivers 5 euros.

However, this decision has now been suspended, following media reports (here) which claimed that irregularities had been identified in the tendering process in this ministry. However, the decision to suspend by the authorities of this ministry was justified as having happened “to save citizens”. (suspension of the decision here)

So, drivers in Kosovo will not pay more for vehicle registration starting in September, as falsely claimed in the title of the article published on several dubious portals.

Links to the article published on dubious portals such as: "gazetaplisi.com", "newstoday74.com" and "konakushqiptar.com":

https://gazetaplisi.com/2021/08/05/kosovaret-nga-1-shtatori-do-te-paguajne-me-shume-per-regjistrim-te-vetures-kjo-eshte-shuma/?fbclid=IwAR0W58FHie29mjRZbXPuD-a-jjvWLXfbgZbEL82IOXL2EZSuXxmsmmNGtgQ

https://newstoday74.com/2021/08/05/kosovaret-nga-1-shtatori-do-te-paguajne-me-shume-per-regjistrim-te-vetures-kjo-eshte-shuma/?fbclid=IwAR2mvLEv-Fct_oMBb_TCOthBXy0KDt9Ang_zMqutiEBVQlEOtbCSM0AtNt0

https://konakushqiptar.com/web/news/924?fbclid=IwAR3vItNcj8BN9cbT6GQO175XxB5Z-S6DnI_k2x8ra9bVWGomRbxRWUnTTxc

The same article was also shared on Facebook by the pages "Gazeta Aktive", "Në Kohë" and "Gazeta Arbëria".

https://www.facebook.com/GazetaAktive/posts/189006039936088

https://www.facebook.com/nekohe/posts/188793166615251

https://www.facebook.com/Gazeta66/posts/3989617507809357

Below you can find the authentic article published in real time (July 14, 2021) by the syri.net portal.

https://www.syri.net/syri_kosova/lajme/272098/pse-u-shtrenjtua-sigurimi-i-veturave-ne-kosove/?fbclid=IwAR30YDM3CnQ0A3h9fcdpZTWBf2n4rnvd2hZrPitkQthWljWibLFUmD1sams

Analyze:

These dubious portals have published old news that they have tried to present as current, giving it a false title.

This article was also posted on Facebook by several pages, which received numerous reactions and comments.

After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated as "misinformation."

Reasoning:

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 information accuracy.