Dubious Albanian-language portals “readkoala.com” and “gazetashqipe.com” have published an article titled “Day of Mourning for Europe: The 'Mother' of all Albanians and the German people passes away”.
This article also includes a photo of 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 "readkoala.com" and "gazetashqipe.com":
Herlind Kasner, mother of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has passed away at the age of 90.
According to foreign media, the death of the German Chancellor's mother was announced by one of the German Government's spokespeople.
Link to the article published on "readkoala.com" and "gazetashqipe.com":
The same article was also shared on Facebook on pages such as "Gazeta Arbëria", "Specialja" and "Në Kohë", which have gathered a large number of comments and reactions, misinforming readers that the German Chancellor has allegedly passed away.
https://www.facebook.com/Gazeta66/posts/3963992970371811
https://www.facebook.com/nekohe/posts/182669597227608
https://www.facebook.com/revistaspecialja/posts/342813427483078
Below you can find the article published in real time (April 10, 2019) published in several online media in Kosovo.
https://indeksonline.net/nderron-jete-nena-e-kancelares-gjermane-angela-merkel/
https://www.botasot.info/evrope-bota/1065446/vdes-nena-e-merkel/
Analyze:
The dubious portals "readkoala.com" and "gazetashqipe.com" have 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.