Suspicious portals have published an article titled "CONGRATULATIONS KOSOVO: European Parliament votes to liberalize visas for Kosovo."
Hibrid.info, after fact-checking, has confirmed that this headline is false, as it does not match the content in the text.
The news is old, published on March 25 of this year, when the European Parliament overwhelmingly supported visa liberalization for Kosovo.
Excerpt from the text of the article published on dubious Albanian-language portals such as "abandoned-news.com" and "breakingnews48h.com":
The European Parliament overwhelmingly supports visa liberalization for Kosovo
The rapporteur for Kosovo in this institution, Viola Von Cramon, has announced that the liberalization of visas for Kosovo has been supported by 472 MEPs.
"In the plenary vote on the Kosovo report in the European Parliament, the overwhelming majority supports visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens and calls on the EU Council to act. 472 in favor, 165 against and 41 abstentions," Von Cramon wrote.
Link to the article published on “abandoned-news.com” and “breakingnews48h.com”:
The rapporteur for Kosovo in this institution, Viola Von Cramon, announced through her official Twitter profile that visa liberalization for Kosovo has been supported by 472 MEPs.
Link to Von Cramon's post on Twitter:
Below you can find the article published in real time by several online media in Kosovo.
https://kosovapress.com/pe-me-shumice-votash-mbeshtet-liberalizimin-e-vizave-per-kosoven/
Analyze:
The dubious portals “abandoned-news.com” and “breakingnews48h.com” have published an old news story claiming to be current. The same has been given a false headline that allegedly the European Parliament (EP) has voted for visa liberalization for Kosovo.
While the real news is that in March of this year, the European Parliament had only supported visa liberalization for Kosovo. So, the EP is not a body that decides on visa liberalization. The European Council, as the decision-making level, is responsible for this decision.
This article with a false title was also shared on Facebook, by the pages "Gazeta Aktive" and "Gazeta Arbëria".
After fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.