The article titled "Albanians are 'Ignorant', Serbia has done nothing to us?" was published by the dubious Albanian-language portal "todaynews75.com".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this article contains a false title, which does not match the content in the text.
The news concerns journalist Furkan Saliu, who has shed light on the debate he had with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, which according to him, he exploded with a stream of insults towards him, calling him ignorant.
So, Rama has never said what is claimed in the title of the article published by "todaynews75.com".
Excerpt from the text of the article published on "todaynews75.com":
Journalist Furkan Saliu clarified the debate he had with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
According to the journalist, Rama burst out with a stream of insults towards him.
Through a post on social networks, Saliu says that during the forum in Skopje he had the opportunity to speak for a few seconds with Rama.
According to the journalist, the Albanian prime minister burst into swearing after he told him that the forum looked like a mini-Yugoslavia, reports Shekulli.
Link to the article published on "todaynews75.com":
Below you can find the authentic article published on the Albanian portal "shekulli.com.al":
Analyze:
The dubious portal "todaynews75.com" has published an article related to the statement of the Albanian journalist from North Macedonia, who has told how the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, called him ignorant at the economic forum held a few days ago in Skopje.
But, this article was intentionally given a fabricated title, falsely claiming that Rama called all Albanians ignorant, and that Serbia has done nothing to us.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated 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.