The information portal "sot.com.al" published today (August 21) the article titled "Alarm Raises/ Mosquitoes Infected with the West Nile Virus, Three People Die".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was determined that the title of this article is a generalization that does not clarify in which country the event occurred.
After clicking on the article link, the content is clarified, which reads "Three people have died after being infected with West Nile virus from mosquito bites in Romania."
Based on the "Contact" section on the website of this information portal, where its address appears to be in Tirana (here), this makes the generalizing title leave room for misinforming readers that the event took place in an Albanian-speaking country.
Link to the article published on the portal "sot.com.al":
To further confirm the fact that the death of three people as a result of mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection occurred in Romania, hibrid.info has found articles published regarding this event in several foreign media. (see here and here)
Analyze:
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the portal "sot.com.al" has published an article regarding the death of three people in Romania, as a result of infection by mosquitoes with the West Nile virus, but the title does not clarify in which country the event occurred.
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.