The information portal "Kosovapost.net" published yesterday (January 16) an article titled "6 dead in 24 hours in North Macedonia, movement restrictions warned."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the news about the number of people who died within 24 hours in North Macedonia is old, published in 2020, and does not correspond to the current situation in January 2024 when it was published.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosovapost.net":
https://archive.is/zKPnH#selection-3081.0-3081.80
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article published in real time (July 13, 2020) by the medium "A2News.com" (see here), which is quoted in the content published by "Kosovapost.net".
This article provides data dated July 13, 2020 regarding the number of deaths and infections with Covid-19.
Analyze:
Hibrid.info has confirmed that the "Kosovapost.net" portal has published an article from 2020 containing data on the number of deaths and infections with Covid-19 in North Macedonia, which it presented as current.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the article published by "Kosovapost.net" 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.