The dubious Albanian-language portal "todaynews35.com" has published an article titled "Vlora Citaku is entrusted with the position of President by the USA, your opinion...??".
After fact-checking analysis by hibrid.info, this news turns out to be old, published on November 17, 2020.
Also, the article contains a made-up title, which does not match the content, as the text does not contain any official US reaction regarding the President's position, but is only an opinion from publicist Shkëlzen Maliqi, who believed that the US could insist on making Vlora Çitaku president of Kosovo.
The text of the article published on the dubious portal "todaynews35.com":
Vlora Citaku is entrusted with the position of President by the USA, what do you think…??
Renowned publicist Shkëlzen Maliqi considers that America's role is essential in all processes taking place in Kosovo.
He believes that the US can highlight its role in the election of the new president in Kosovo, but also in the continuation of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. He believes that the US can insist on making Vlora Çitaku the president of Kosovo.
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Analyze:
The dubious portal "todaynews35.com" has taken an old news item and given it a fabricated title, trying to present it as current. After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article is categorized as "misinformation" and "clickbait".
Reasoning:
Disinformation – 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 accuracy of information.
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has 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 only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.