The article titled "Bad news is coming/ The country is closing next week so get ready" was published by the dubious portal "kosalb.net".
The news is about the state of Albania, while in one part of the photo there is a member of the Kosovo Police, and in the other part there is a photo of the specialist of the Institute of Public Health in Albania, Eugena Tomini.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, the photo of the Kosovo police officer was intentionally posted by this dubious portal, in order to incite Kosovar readers with the claim that this news is about Kosovo.
Text of the article published on "kosalb.net":
Bad news is coming/ The country is closing next week, so get ready
While they warned that this week is crucial and there will be additional measures if the numbers increase, it is learned that the Technical Committee of Experts is discussing the possibility of applying other restrictive measures to curb the spread of the virus.
Sources close to them say that among the proposals put forward by experts are closing all activities earlier than 22:00 PM, banning group celebrations for the end of the year, and extending winter holidays for educational institutions.
Some proposals are for schools to close next weekend to resume on January 11th.
However, any decision that comes out of the committee will be made public early next week.
Link to the article published on "kosalb.net":
Below you can read the original article published by the Albanian online medium "a2news.com".
Analyze:
The suspicious portal "kosalb.net" has used a news item related to the state of Albania, to which it has added a photo of a member of the Kosovo police, so that the news item appears to be related to Kosovo. After verification by hibrid.info, this article is categorized as "clickbait" and "disinformation".
Reasoning:
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has 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 only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.
Disinformation – 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 accuracy of information.