Producers and creators of fake news and disinformation have been proven to use the news that arouses the most interest among readers, in order to serve as bait for expanding the audience. By growing and expanding the audience and its interaction on digital platforms such as social networks and other similar ones, they also increase their profits through various methods,
Even creators of fake news in the Albanian language use news that is current and of greatest concern to the Albanian-speaking audience.
On many, dubious portals, we use the same topics multiple times, knowing that they continue to rank high in terms of reader interest.
Hibrid.info has divided the 3 topics among the most used by creators and distributors of fake news, to create manipulated content and disinformation. The selection of these 3 topics was made based on the number of news stories covered by hibrid.info.
Covid lockdown/isolation
Since March of last year, the topic of closures or restrictions on movement has been widely used by dubious portals as a pretext to create and distribute fake news.
For more, see three of the many other examples covered by hibrid.info:
Liberalization of visas
Visa liberalization is also a topic that arouses a lot of reaction and encourages great readability, especially for the residents of Kosovo, considering the circumstances.
Two of the many examples that show how this topic is often used by producers and distributors of fake news:
Financial support
Given that the pandemic and isolation are making the economic situation in the country, already difficult, difficult, state institutions decided to create and implement a support package for citizens and businesses. The distribution of this financial support was news of great interest to Kosovar readers. As a result, many dubious portals continue to use this topic to create fake news.