Suspicious portals falsely claim that political and public figures have made insulting statements towards Kosovo's Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
Among the names highlighted are entrepreneur Ramiz Kelmendi, AAK MP Bekë Berisha, and journalist Valon Syla.
Hibrid.info has analyzed just some of these fake articles, published in recent days on various Facebook pages.
The titles of these articles are false, which in no way match the content of the text.
Links to some of such articles published on dubious portals:
"Albini is a spy for Serbia", "Albini is the biggest fool" or even "He is a communist", are some of the most used titles by dubious portals that create fake articles. While the content of these texts contains statements with completely different content.
These articles attract the reader to click on them, but also manage to collect a considerable number of reactions and comments on Facebook, even though they do not offer in the text what is claimed in the title.
Analyze:
Doubtful portals create these fake headlines, creating fictional headlines. As can be seen, the headlines placed in these articles are not true, since the alleged statements of these persons, addressed to Prime Minister Ablin Kurti, have not been encountered in any credible media or publication. Knowing that Kurti with the Vetëvendosje Movement is the winner of the last elections in Kosovo, this causes many readers to react in the comments when they see articles with such headlines.
After fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info assesses these articles as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
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 information accuracy.