Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
It is being claimed that a 73-kilometer-long bridge connecting Italy with Albania is planned to be built from 2025 to 2035.
The news about the project, which is claimed to cost 10 billion euros, was published (May 13) on Facebook, via a video, by a page called "Wise Sayings, philosophical sayings, psychology, Advice, etc.".
But, after a search by hibrid.info, no official project confirmed by either of these two countries was found.
Link to the video material published by the site "Wise Sayings, philosophical sayings, psychology, advice, etc." on Facebook:
After researching using the search engine, "Google", hibrid.info came across the same video published on other social media (see here, here and here).
Apart from the fact that this video material has been brought online by various publishers, the alleged information has not been confirmed.
Despite research using Google, such a project has not been found in either official institutions or credible media (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that Albania and Italy will build a 73 km long bridge worth 10 billion euros, connecting these two countries, is untrue.
Hibrid.info has not found any confirmed evidence supporting the claim in question,
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.