The portals "Indeksonline.net" and "Arbresh.info" have published the article titled "Bread price hike of up to 1 euro warned".
Hibrid.info has verified the facts presented in this article, where it has been confirmed that the title does not correspond to the content, as there is no official warning from relevant institutions regarding the increase in the price of bread by up to 1 euro.
The content includes a statement by the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Memli Krasniqi, who criticized the Kosovo Government for not acting proactively to prevent price increases, as according to him, there will be an increase in the price of flour in the event of an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
"If the Russia-Ukraine conflict really escalates, the situation will certainly worsen for energy, we will have new situations of worsening the situation, I'm taking an example, the price of flour will rise and consequently the price of bread. I believe that bread in Kosovo will cost up to 1 euro if this situation happens, the government should buy reserves, but they are not dealing with this work, they don't think twice, this is a topic that is also being discussed at the European Union level", said Krasniqi.
Links to the article published on the portals "Indeksonline.net" and "Arbresh.info":
https://indeksonline.net/paralajmerohet-shtrenjtimi-i-bukes-deri-1-euro1/
Hibrid.info has found an article published by the American magazine "Foreign Policy", which is also a hypothesis, stating that in the event of a war between Russia and Ukraine, it could lead to an increase in food prices in countries that import wheat from Ukraine, which are Africa and Asia. (see here)
Part of the Foreign Policy article translated into Albanian:
With some of the most fertile land on the planet, Ukraine has been known as Europe’s breadbasket for centuries. Its fast-growing agricultural exports – grains, vegetable oils and a host of other products – are essential for feeding populations from Africa to Asia. And it so happens that a significant portion of Ukraine’s most productive farmland is located in its eastern regions, precisely those parts most vulnerable to a potential Russian attack. As war clouds gather along Ukraine’s borders, one concern that has gone relatively unnoticed is the question of what would happen to these regions – and to countries around the world that depend on Ukraine for food – in the event of a Russian attack.
Analyze:
The portals "Indeksonline.net" and "Arbresh.info" have published the statement of Memli Krasniqi, who has made a prediction that the price of bread could increase by up to 1 euro, in the event of an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
However, these portals have titled this article "Warning of price increase of bread by up to 1 euro", implying that this is a warning from relevant institutions in Kosovo, since it is not clear who made such a claim.
From the fact-checking analysis based on the working methodology, Hibrid.info assesses this article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.