The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" yesterday (April 5) published an article titled "Car hits two minors".
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title is a generalization, which does not clarify where the event took place.
The news is clarified only in the content, where it is announced that "A 62-year-old man has been arrested in Elbasan after hitting two 13-year-olds with a car. Police say the minors were hit while riding their bicycles."
Also, in this article, it is seen that the photo does not correspond to the content. In the image used in this article, a Kosovo Police vehicle is seen and this leaves room for misunderstanding among readers, making them think that the event took place somewhere in Kosovo.
Knowing that this portal is registered in Kosovo (see here) and most of its readers are Albanian speakers (see here), this may misinform readers that this news is about our country.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
After research conducted through the automated online program “InVID”, hibrid.info has managed to find that the photograph used in this article has also been used in several media reports on events from the dark chronicle in Kosovo. (see here and here)
To further confirm the fact that the news occurred in the city of Elbasan in Albania, hibrid.info has found the article published in several online media in Albania which reported on this event. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article about an accident that occurred in the Albanian city of Elbasan, where two children were hit by a car. The title does not clarify in which country the incident occurred.
The news is clarified only in the content, where it is announced that the case in question occurred in the city of Elbasan.
Also, the photo placed in this article does not correspond to the content, since it shows a Kosovo Police vehicle and this leaves room for misunderstanding among readers, making them think that the event took place somewhere in Kosovo.
After fact-checking based on the work methodology, hibrid.info assesses 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.