The dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "web3.lajme.icu" has published an article titled "News for Europe: The 'Mother' of all Albanians and the German people is dead", while the photograph shows a portrait of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, implying that it is about her death.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, this article turns out to contain a false headline and photo, as the news is about the death of Angela Merkel's mother.
Also, the news is old, having been published on April 10, 2019.
Excerpt from the text of the article published on the dubious portal "web3.lajme.icu":
At the age of 90, Herlind Kasner, mother of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has passed away. According to foreign media, the death of the German Chancellor's mother was announced by a spokesperson for the German Government.
Link to the article published on the suspicious portal "web3.lajme.icu":
The same article was also shared on Facebook on the page “33shi.com”, which has nearly 50 thousand followers. (see here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info managed to find the article published in real time (April 10, 2019) published in several online media in Kosovo, regarding the death of Angela Merkel's mother (see here and here)
This article was also distributed during 2021 by other suspicious portals, which were also verified by hibrid.info. (see here)
Analyze:
The dubious portal "web3.lajme.icu" has published an old news story from 2019 that talks about the death of Angela Merkel's mother, but the same article has been given a false title that claims that it is about the death of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Also, the photo in this article is not adequate, as it shows a portrait of Angela Merkel.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated 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.