The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" yesterday (August 28) published an article titled "Even darker, KEDS announces stricter reductions: Block A1 collapsed".
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title is misspelled, as the content contains the KEDS announcement, through which it was announced about the failure of unit A3, and not A1, of the "Kosova A" power plant, as claimed in the title of the "Kosova-sot.info" article.
This error in the title creates the possibility of misinforming readers. The title leaves room to imply that, in addition to Block A3, Block A1 has also fallen.
Excerpt from the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":
KEDS has announced that Block A1 has fallen out of the system.
This will worsen the electricity supply situation and KEDS says it has received a request from KOSTT to implement emergency power restrictions.
"The electricity supply situation is deteriorating due to the collapse of unit A3. KOSTT has today requested from KEDS that, as a result of the collapse of unit A3 from the system, it impose emergency restrictions on electricity. This means that less than 400 megawatts are currently being produced in the country, which makes the situation not at all favorable," the statement said.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
After researching online search engines, hibrid.info found the statement issued by KEDS on their official Facebook page. This statement reports on the worsening of the electricity supply situation due to the outage of unit A3. (see statement) here)
Analyze:
The portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published KEDS's announcement about the downfall of unit A3, while in the title it seems that the author made a mistake.
The title does not seem to be intended to misinform the reader, however this error may leave room for misinformation. Consequently, from the title, readers may understand that, in addition to Block A3, Block A1 has also fallen.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.