Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a photograph, it was claimed that there was snowfall in the city of Gjilan on Tuesday (September 10).
This post was published on Facebook by the page "Towards News".
What did hibrid.info find?
After conducting online research, hibrid.info has confirmed that the above claim is false. The photo is old, published on January 20.
Link to the post published on Facebook by the "Drejt News" page:
After researching through the automated program “InVID”, hibrid.info found the same photo published on January 20 by the Facebook page “Gjilani SOT”. (see here)
To further confirm the fact that there was no snowfall in Gjilan on Tuesday (January 10), hibrid.info searched the online weather forecast platform "AccuWeather.com", where it was confirmed that temperatures in Gjilan that day ranged from 15 to 18 degrees Celsius. (see here)
Analyze:
Through a photo, the Facebook page "Drejt News" claimed that on September 10th there was snowfall in the city of Gjilan.
After online research, hibrid.info confirmed that the photo was old, published on January 20th.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.