The article titled "The strictest law on tobacco is approved" was published yesterday (January 16) by the information portal "Kosova-sot.info".
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of this article is a generalization that does not clarify in which country this law was adopted.
The news is clarified only in the content, where it is announced that "Mexico has passed one of the world's strongest anti-smoking laws. You can only smoke at home now, nowhere else," the newspaper "Kosova Sot Online" reports.
Knowing that this information portal is registered in Kosovo (see here) and most of its readers are Albanian speakers (see here), such a generalizing title may misinform readers, leading them to assume that the adoption of this law is about Kosovo.
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
Excerpt from the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
For many citizens, this law is unenforceable, but since the government can't ban drugs, it is banning smoking, Mexican media write.
Mexico's 2008 rule that created smoke-free zones in bars, restaurants and workplaces has now been expanded to include a complete ban in all public areas. Parks, beaches, workplaces and restaurants all fall into this category. There will also be a complete ban on advertising, marketing and sponsorship of tobacco products, which will prevent cigarettes from being displayed even inside stores.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find articles published in foreign media, which have reported on the adoption of this law in Mexico. (see here and here)
Analyze:
"Kosova-sot.info" has published an article regarding the adoption of a law in Mexico banning smoking in public places, while the title does not clarify which country it is referring to.
This online medium is a portal that operates in Kosovo and that has a dominant number of readers from Kosovo, based on the page's followers on Facebook. Therefore, not providing information about the location of the event could very easily misinform readers, making them think that this law is about Kosovo.
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.