The information portal with content in the Albanian language "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article titled "Should wearing a mask be made mandatory on public transport?".
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of this article is generalizing, as it does not clarify which country's public transportation this issue is raised about.
The article, even in the continuation of its content, does not clarify and never mentions that it is about a law on wearing a mask that could come into force in Switzerland. The article mentions the Federal Council, laws, and quotes foreign officials, but without clarifying who they are and which country they are talking about.
Since this information portal is registered in Kosovo (see here) and most of its readers are Albanian speakers (see here), the title in question leaves room for misinformation among readers, making them understand that it is about some law related to public transport in Kosovo.
Link to the article published by the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
To further confirm the fact that the news is about Switzerland, hibrid.info has found an article that shows this on the Albanian-language portal operating in Switzerland, “Albinfo.ch” (see here), as well as in the Swiss media “20min.ch” (see here)
Analyze:
The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article regarding the Swiss Federal Council's plan to make wearing masks mandatory on public transport there, but the title does not clarify which country it is referring to.
This online medium is a portal that operates in Kosovo and based on the followers of the Facebook page, the largest number of readers are from Kosovo. Therefore, not providing information about the location of the event can very easily misinform readers, making them think that the news is about some law that will be implemented in our country.
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.