"The moment Vjosa Osmani approached Trump, Soros, along with Kurti, whose education they once financed, met at the "La Cabra" cafe in Manhattan, New York, and there the plan was made to eliminate her."
This is what American journalist John Roberts allegedly stated, according to a image published on Wednesday (May 6) on Facebook, by the page called "Mërgata me LDK-në".
What's wrong with the content?
Hibrid.info found that the alleged statement is fabricated.
Home who published the post has over 7 thousand followers and publishes content in support of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK).
As of the time of writing, the content has sparked reactions, receiving over 240 likes and over 150 comments. RELEASEWhile based on the content of some comments, it can be assessed that there is a possibility that the audience will perceive the claim as credible.
Hibrid.info has focused on confirming the existence of the statement, not on verifying the claims it contains.
First, hibrid.info researched the journalist in question using the search engine "Google" (see here). The results showed that John Roberts is a journalist, who currently serves as co-anchor of America Reports on FOX News Channel (FNC) (see here).
Then hibrid.info checked the journalist's social networks and noticed that he usually expresses his opinions on his account on the "X" platform (see here). Of his recent posts, none have been found where he has expressed views on the situation in Kosovo.
Hibrid.info also searched, via Google, for articles that might show a possible statement by the American-Canadian journalist, mentioning Vjosa Osmani or Albin Kurti, but the results did not show anything like that (see here).
A Google search for the entire alleged statement yielded similar results (see here).
Hibrid.info has often dealt with fabricated political statements and even published an analytical article explaining how some of them are published with the aim of elevating politicians in Kosovo. They are published to confirm the audience's existing beliefs, using the authority of well-known figures or institutions, thus activating intuitive mechanisms of credibility (see here).
Analyze:
An image published on Facebook claims that American-Canadian journalist John Roberts has stated that George Soros and Albin Kurti were involved in a meeting in New York, where a "plan for the political elimination" of President Vjosa Osmani was allegedly discussed.
After verification, it turned out that there is no public or documented statement by journalist John Roberts that supports this claim, neither in the media outlets where he works nor on his social networks.
Likewise, Google searches for the alleged statement and the combination of names mentioned have not yielded any results from reliable sources confirming the existence of the alleged statement.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content in question 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.