The Facebook page named "Gazeta Aktule" published yesterday (August 29) the image of Dua Lipa, the famous singer from Kosovo.
The image of the Albanian singer is also accompanied by a caption that claims that Dua Lipa has declared: I would never dream of holding the Serbian flag in my hand. I am, by blood and citizenship, an Albanian from Kosovo.
However, after research, hibrid.info has not been able to find evidence that such a statement came from the singer.
It seems that the author published these baseless statements in an attempt to link them to the recent actions of Rita Ora, another singer from Kosovo. (see here)
Link to the post published by "Gazeta Aktuale" on Facebook:
Hibrid.info has verified the singer's official social media profiles, Facebook and Instagram, but has not come across the statement claimed by the "Gazeta Aktuale" page. (see here and here)
Likewise, on the Albanian singer's website, hibrid.info did not find the statement claimed by the website in question. (see here)
While even in the search conducted by hibrid.info through the search engine "Google", the search results do not show evidence that supports Dua Lipa's alleged statement, from "Gazeta Aktuale". (see here)
Also yesterday (August 29) hibrid.info published an article regarding another baseless statement by Dua Lipa. (see here)
Analyze:
A Facebook page named "Gazeta Aktuale" has published an image of Dua Lipa with the caption claiming that the Albanian singer has declared that she would never dream of holding the Serbian flag in her hand.
But hibrid.info has researched and found no credible facts or evidence that such a statement came from the singer.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the publication as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.