A piece of content is published with the caption "'The ice is broken' - This minority MP says YES to Kurti on forming the Government."
content was published on Facebook on June 16 by the page named "Gazetavip.com".
What's wrong with the content?
The content of the article published in the comment differs from the information presented in the caption.
Content with the same caption was published on Facebook by the page named “Gazeta Mesazhi” (see here).
As of the time of writing, the content has received over 290 likes and over 30 comments, from whose content it can be assessed that the claim presented in the caption can be perceived as credible.
This content has a link to the article for more detailed information attached in the comments (see here).
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In the introduction to the article it is written that "The leader of the Egyptian Liberal Party of Kosovo, Veton Berisha, has not given a definitive answer as to whether his party will support the creation of a government led by Albin Kurti.
Veton Berisha's quotes from the article:
"I am waiting for the final results, after the final results we can talk. I have always been in favor of the formation of institutions. Even as president, I have offered an opportunity for a solution to be reached."
This indicates that the content of the article does not support the claim presented in the title.
This article states that Berisha's statement was given to the medium "Indeksonline.net". Hibrid.info has found article original of this medium, where the information presented in the content coincides with that of the article discussed. However, unlike the discussed version, “Indeksonline.net” has titled the text: “Will he be part of the Government? Veton Berisha Speaks".
The page that published the claim has nearly 500 thousand followers (see here). The website's transparency data shows that it is managed by people based in North Macedonia, Germany, and the United States. This website publishes informative content, but is not listed as a member of the Council of Written Media (KMShK), which makes it more difficult to assess its work (see here).
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Analyze:
Content has been published on social networks claiming that a minority MP "says YES to Kurti on the formation of the Government."
After verification, it turns out that the title of the content does not match the content of the article. While the caption suggests clear support for the formation of the Government, in the text of the article, the elected MP Veton Berisha does not give a definitive answer, but declares that he is waiting for the final results and that he is open to discussions on the formation of institutions.
Therefore, based on its working methodology, Hibrid.info evaluates this content as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
“Clickbait” is considered to be informational content whose title is general and does not disclose the location of the event, context and relevance. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the audience with sensational headlines with misleading consequences, which do not accurately clarify the content of the article. “Clickbait” headlines are mainly made to attract readability in the case of media publications and/or to earn from clicks in the case of commercial publications.