The Facebook page "Gazeta Prishtina" today (July 20) published an article claiming that the Kurti Government has decided to allocate 200 euros to each citizen of Kosovo.
After fact-checking, hibrid.info has confirmed that this claim is false. The content of this article contains old news from October 2021, at a time when the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers had allocated 30 million euros to assist pension scheme beneficiaries.
So, the claim that the Government of Kosovo has decided to allocate 200 euros, as claimed in the title of this article, turns out to be untrue.
This article with a false title, which was shared on Facebook by the page “Gazeta Prishtina”, was published on July 3 by the dubious portal with Albanian language content “Banglacontent24.com”. (see here)
Excerpt from the article titled published on Facebook by the "Gazeta Prishtina" page:
Fantastic news from the Kurti Government: 200 euros for each citizen in Kosovo
"Considering the economic circumstances, the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers, within the framework of the economic recovery package based on measure 3.2, support for pensioners and those with social assistance, proposes the allocation of 30 million euros to assist beneficiaries of pension schemes and citizens," said Hekuran Murati.
Link to the article published on Facebook by the "Gazeta Prishtina" page:
To further clarify the fact that this article contains a false headline and old news, hibrid.info has managed to find the article published in real time (October 27, 2021) published in several online media such as "Telegrafi.com”And“AlbanianPost.com".
This article has been distributed previously by suspicious portals, which have also been verified by the hibrid.info staff. (see here)
Analyze:
The Facebook page "Gazeta Prishtina" has published an old article from October 2021, which it tried to present as current by giving it a false title.
The news about the distribution of financial aid to pensioners, from the above treatment of the facts, turned out to be old. While the claim that the "Kurti Government" will distribute this amount to all citizens, turned out to be false.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article 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.