Several information portals have published an article dated "September 16" claiming that "Prishtina Parking" has imposed a fine on an Urban Traffic bus because it was parked in spaces designed for people with special needs.
However, after verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the bus in question is not part of Urban Traffic, but of another private company.
The portal article was built based on an announcement made by "Parking Prishtina", but the latter has never emphasized that it is a "Urban Traffic" bus.
Links to articles published on the portals "GazetaExpress.com", "Teve1.info" and "Kosova-sot.info":
The announcement made by "Parking Prishtina" regarding the fine imposed on this bus can be found here. here.
In the photo published in the announcement, it was noted that “Parking Prishtina” had removed the logo of the company in question. This was confirmed by another post made by the Municipality of Prishtina’s Facebook page, where it is seen that the bus belongs to a company called “Aurora”. (see here)
Another fact that should be mentioned is that the bus seen in the image is orange and is manufactured by the company Mercedes-Benz, while the "Urban Traffic" buses are yellow and are produced by the company IVECO. (see here)
Analyze:
Several news portals have incorrectly reported that "Parking Prishtina" has issued a fine to an Urban Traffic bus.
After verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the bus in question is not part of Urban Traffic, but belongs to a private company.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.