The Facebook page "Pamfleti.com" published today (October 12) an article titled "Austrian MEP no longer tolerates/ Asks five EU countries to recognize Kosovo's Independence: You should follow Israel's example..".
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it was found that this news is old, published on September 10, by the dubious portal with content in the Albanian language - "fakte.buzz".
The news was related to a statement by Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl, made through a post on Twitter. He had invited EU member states to follow Israel's example in recognizing Kosovo. "Israel has demonstrated vision and wisdom by inviting the 5 EU countries that have not recognized Kosovo to follow this example." Mandl made this statement during a visit to Israel where he met with Kosovo's ambassador there, Ines Demiri.
hibrid.info has found the article published in real time (September 10) by "Lajmi.net", which is also quoted by the suspicious portal.
Link to the article published on "Pamfleti.com":
This article was published in real time (September 10) by the dubious portal "fakte.buzz", whose content appears to have been borrowed from "Lajmi.net", but with a changed title. (see here)
So, the news is old, while this site has tried to present it as current. The original and real-time article was published by "Lajmi.net" which is based on the MEP's statement on Twitter. (here)
"Thank you Ines Demiri for our excellent exchange today at the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Jerusalem. By recognizing Kosovo, Israel has once again given the world an example of wisdom and vision. Thank you! ! The minority of EU states that are missing should follow this example," Mandl wrote on his official Twitter profile on September 9. (here)
Analyze:
The Facebook page "Pamfleti.com" has published an old news item from September, which it has tried to present as current.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have 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 intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.