The portal "Arbresh.info" published yesterday (January 11) an article titled "IKSHPK calls for wearing masks". (see here)
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the author has included a non-explanatory title in this article.
The content clarifies the news, stating that the National Institute of Public Health (IKSHPK) has called for wearing masks in closed environments as a preventive measure against Covid-19.
The title implies that the National Institute of Public Health (NIPHK) has called for the wearing of masks in all public spaces. So, it is not clarified that this call is only made for indoor environments.
Excerpt from the article published on the "Arbresh.info" portal:
The National Institute of Public Health has called for wearing masks in closed environments and for vaccination.
According to them, the pandemic is not over yet, as the beginning of the year has seen an increase in new COVID cases, but fortunately they have not recorded any fatal cases.
Link to the article published on the "Arbresh.info" portal:
The National Institute of Public Health (NIPHK), yesterday (January 11), announced that at the beginning of this year there has been an increase in new COVID cases in Kosovo, but according to this institution, fortunately no fatal cases have been registered. However, there is a call for vaccination and wearing a mask in closed spaces.
"The Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Public Health recommend to citizens that the increase in COVID-19 cases also requires preventive measures, therefore they should be careful in implementing preventive measures against contagious diseases by implementing the Government's decisions, wearing masks in all closed spaces, maintaining distance, hygiene, hand sanitizers in all public and private institutions, and getting vaccinated against COVID-19." It is stated, among other things, in the announcement of the National Institute of Public Health (see here)
Analyze:
The "Arbresh.info" portal has published the announcement of the National Institute of Public Health, which has called on citizens to wear masks as an anti-Covid measure in closed spaces.
However, the title does not clarify that this call by the National Institute of Public Health to wear masks only applies to indoor environments, leaving room for misinformation among readers that masks should also be worn in public spaces.
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.