The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" published yesterday (April 3) an article titled "Increasing pensions: We can buy 15 more loaves of bread."
After a fact-check conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of the article does not make it clear that it is about increasing pensions in North Macedonia.
The news is clarified only in the content of the article, which states that "Based on the new methodology for increasing pensions twice a year, in March and September, over 337 thousand pensioners in North Macedonia, in April, received their pensions with an increase of 5.3 percent of the current value, or 10 to 65 euros, depending on the amount of pensions they are entitled to."
The information portal in question is registered in Kosovo (see here), therefore, as such, the title in question leaves room for misinformation among readers, making them think that it is about increasing pensions in Kosovo.
Link to the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":
In the content of the article published by "Kosova-sot.info", the medium "Radio Free Europe" (REL) is quoted.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the article published on "Radio Free Europe", the title of which explains that the news is about the increase in pensions in North Macedonia. (see here)
So, "Kosova-sot.info" took the article published by "REL", which it then changed the title of.
Analyze:
The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article regarding the increase in pensions, but in the title it did not clarify that the news is about North Macedonia.
This online medium is a portal that operates in Kosovo, and the failure to provide information about the location of the event could very easily misinform readers that it is about increasing pensions in Kosovo.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Clickbait".
Rating:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.