Several dubious portals with content in Albanian have published yesterday and today (December 29, 30) an article titled "Powerful explosion in northern Kosovo."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that these dubious portals have published an old news story, regarding a report about an explosion in the north, which they have tried to present as current.
Link to the article published on the dubious portals "web.ternalnews.com" and "new.findnews5.com":
The same article was also published on the social media Facebook by the pages “Gazeta Kosova” and “Lajmi Fundit”. (see here and here)
After researching through online search engines, hibrid.info has confirmed that the news about the explosion in northern Kosovo is old, published on November 26th.
The same article was found published in real time on the information portal "GazetaExpress.com", dated November 26. (see here)
Analyze:
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that suspicious portals have published old news (November 26) regarding an explosion in northern Kosovo, which they have tried to present as current.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Disinformation".
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.