The Facebook page "Express Gazeta" has published an article titled "UNBELIEVABLE!!! Huge explosion occurs in Prizren, the entire city is flooded with...".
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that this article contains a biased title. While the content contains an old news item, published on May 26 of this year.
The content includes news about the explosion of a pipe in Marashi, where water had flooded the Fountain in the city of Prizren.
Also, the photo posted in this article is inadequate, as it says "BREAKING NEWS", as it seems this page has tried to present this event as current.
Link to the article published on the "Express Gazeta" Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/expresssgazeta/posts/400419792022424
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic video published by "RTV BESA", which according to the search results is the first to have reported on this event. (see videos) here and here)
The article published in real time (May 26, 2022) by several online media in Kosovo can be found here. here and here.
Analyze:
The Facebook page "Express Gazeta", which has nearly 70 thousand followers, has published an old article from May regarding a pipeline explosion in Marash, Prizren.
This page has tried to present this news as current, by posting photos with the caption "BREAKING NEWS", and by placing a tendentious title "UNBELIEVABLE!!! A major explosion occurs in Prizren, the entire city is flooded with...".
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
“Clickbait” are those texts whose title has no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.