The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" published yesterday (April 30) an article titled "Man kills his neighbors after conflict."
After verifying the facts presented in this content, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of the article does not indicate the location of the event.
The news is clarified only in the content, which states that "five people were killed in a shooting at a Texas home in the small town of Cleveland."
In addition to the non-explanatory title, the photograph placed in this article also does not correspond to the content, as it shows police tape with the words "CRIME SCENE DO NOT PASS" written in Albanian, which suggests that the event took place in an Albanian-speaking country.
Considering that the aforementioned portal is registered in Kosovo (see here) and most of its readers are Albanian speakers (see here), this may misinform readers that the event took place in Kosovo.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
To further confirm the fact that the news is about five people being killed in a house in Texas, hibrid.info has found the article published in the American media Reuters. (here)
Analyze:
The title of the article published by "Kosova-sot.info" does not clarify in which state this event occurred, while the news is clarified only in the content, which states that the case in question occurred in Texas.
In addition to the generalizing title, the article also contains inappropriate photographs, as it shows police tape that says in Albanian "CRIME SCENE DO NOT PASS", which implies that the event took place in an Albanian-speaking country.
By not providing information about the country in question, this news could very easily misinform its readers, making them think that the event took place in Kosovo.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "clickbait".
Rating:
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.