The article titled "Albania again in quarantine/ Brataj warns of measures for the fourth wave of Covid-19", was published by the dubious Albanian-language portal "timenews24hr.com".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this article contains a false title, which does not correspond to the content.
The headline falsely claims that the head of the Emergency in Albania, Skënder Brataj, allegedly said that the Albanian state will enter quarantine again. On the contrary, he had said that Albania should not apply extreme measures, such as a total lockdown.
"I think there will be no drastic measures. Any measure except a total lockdown. Up to mandatory vaccination could be a solution, but not a lockdown. This is the last winter we talk about taking measures and closing, from next summer we will live peacefully without the need to take any measures," Brataj said, among other things, for the Albanian television "Report TV".
Link to the article published on "timenews24hr.com":
This article with a made-up title was also shared on Facebook by the "Specialja" page, which has nearly 90 thousand followers.
Link to the article published on Facebook by the "Specialja" page:
https://www.facebook.com/revistaspecialja/posts/420402503057503
After researching through the "Google" search engine, hibrid.info has found the authentic article of Skënder Brataj's interview given to the Albanian television "Report TV".
Link to the authentic article published on "Report TV":
Analyze:
The dubious portal timenews24hr.com has published an article with the statement of the head of the Emergency in Albania, Skënder Brataj, to which it has given a false title that he allegedly said that the Albanian state will enter quarantine due to the fourth wave of Covid-19.
After fact-checking analysis based on the work methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article 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.