The Albanian-language media "insajderi.org" and "ekonomiaonline.com" have published today (June 26) an article titled "Earthquakes in Albania.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the data presented in the article by "insajderi.org" and "ekonomiaonline.com" does not match the data on the earthquake that occurred in Albania today.
Link to the article published on June 26 by the media "insajderi.org" and "ekonomiaonline.com":
https://archive.is/8ljbn?fbclid=IwAR2ef-QeAIIl8y-DYLfjoWWNMO7myIZCN8w4Mw-vMzemuXVYQNin1z6iQ6k
https://archive.is/CYTgO?fbclid=IwAR31BRSKVJhU4W8ihPuE1_vllo-WxuymkRo1b7KS5Aw5MASz0DVBAaw7Hlg
Hibrid.info has researched and confirmed through the image placed within this article by "insajderi.org" and "ekonomiaonline.com", that the data presented pertains to an earthquake that occurred in Albania on December 5, 2022.
The same data is also presented textually within the article when it is stated that "It is known that the magnitude was 3.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake is known to be 14 kilometers to the North East of the city of Tirana.The depth of this earthquake was 10 km."
Hibrid.info has also found the published article confirming the earthquake that occurred on December 5, 2022 (see here).
Hibrid.info has managed to find information from the earthquake that occurred today in Albania, on the website of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) (see here).
From this information, it can be seen that this is an earthquake in the Southeast of Elbasan, with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale and a depth of 2km, and not as claimed in the above article.
Likewise, hibrid.info has found news written in other media confirming the earthquake that occurred today in Elbasan (see here, here and here).
Analyze:
Based on fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the Albanian-language media outlets "insajderi.org" and "ekonomiaonline.com" have published an article about an earthquake that occurred today in Albania, using data from an earthquake that occurred last year.
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.