Latest News | False statement attributed to Hashim Thaçi published Latest News | KEDS has not announced any "4 to 2" power reductions in Kosovo Latest News | False statement attributed to Wolfgang Petritsch about Albin is published... Latest News | Russia intensifies narratives about Kosovo: victimization of Serbs, delegitimization… Latest News | The AI-generated video that falsely portrays Trump continues to be published... Latest News | How animated films can be used for propaganda Latest News | The conspiratorial claim that Serbs in Kosovo will “pay the price” for the trial… Latest News | Unfounded claim that a “fireball” was fired from Kosovo towards Serbia Latest News | It is falsely claimed that Bugajski made this statement about Kurti. Latest News | A statement about Kurti is falsely attributed to Vllasi
[ ARTICLE ]

False statement attributed to Hashim Thaçi published

FESTIM RIZANAJ

OUR VERDICT

FAKE NEWS

The claim that Hashim Thaçi has warned that returning to Kosovo will lead to Kurti's overthrow is false.

A post published in the Facebook group "Lajmi Fundit", from the profile "Kosova Sod", claims that former Kosovo President, Hashim Thaçi, has declared that he will soon return to Kosovo and oust Prime Minister Albin Kurti from power.

The image published with the post reads: "NEWS THAT SHOCKS THE WHOLE OF KOSOVO!", while it is claimed that Hashim Thaçi, in a video, said: "I will come to Kosovo very soon and I will overthrow Albin Kurti and his team."

What is known about this post?

As of this writing, this comment has received 73 likes, 46 comments, and 5 shares. However, there is no evidence that Hashim Thaçi made this statement.

The post does not provide a credible source for the statement, and the video purporting to prove it does not match the alleged content.

LINKS placed in the post leads to a video completely unrelated to Hashim Thaçi. The YouTube address opens a video with the title “First Steps Song for Babies | Baby Walking Song | Toddler Learning Songs | Nursery Rhymes”, i.e. content for children, and not a political video or statement by Hashim Thaçi.

Profile "Kosovo Sod", who made this post, was created on Facebook on August 17, 2026, while profile data shows that it was recently updated. While the Facebook group named "Latest news" is a public group with 5400 followers.

The discrepancy between the link and the claim is particularly significant. Instead of providing the original video that allegedly contains the statement, the user is provided with a link that leads to completely different material. This can be described as “deceptive linking”, or deceptive use of links, where a URL is presented as evidence for a claim, even though its destination does not support that claim.


Analyze:

There is no evidence that Hashim Thaçi has declared that he will return to Kosovo "very soon" and that he will "overthrow Albin Kurti."

Furthermore, the link placed as "evidence" in the post leads to a children's video and is unrelated to the claim.

Based on the working methodology of hibrid.info, the claim is assessed as "Fake News".


Reasoning:

The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.

Report

Help us improve by reporting your problems or suggestions.

0 / minimum 10 characters