Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A sponsored link is published, in the form of an image, the caption of which claims that free solar energy will be provided by the Government of Kosovo for people over 45 years of age.
This link was published yesterday (May 30) by a page called "Solar kit" on Facebook and has been shared in more than 10 cases, up until the moment of treatment.
What is the truth?
But, hibrid.info has found that the claim in question is a fraud.
Link published in image form from the "Solar kit" page on Facebook:
After checking the website presented by the link, hibrid.info found that the page in question displays several sections, which in most cases, after clicking, send to external websites, which have nothing to do with the institutions of Kosovo.
In addition, through the website "ScamAdviser.com", which checks the legality of websites, it was found that the site in question is considered suspicious (see here).
What may make the content in question suspicious is the fact that the Facebook page that published the link has no other posts on its timeline and has not provided any information about the activity (see here).
The only decision regarding solar energy is the public call opened on February 6 of this year by the Ministry of Economy for subsidy support for household consumers and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (see here and here).
The application for this call includes two phases; the deadline for application for the first phase is May 31, 2024, while the deadline for the second phase is September 30, 2024.
Analyze:
The claim that the Government of Kosovo will provide free solar energy to people over 45 years of age is not true.
The source of the publication of this claim is questionable, while the decision of the Government of Kosovo provides subsidies for household consumers and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that apply for solar system equipment.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fraud".
rationale
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.