Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A piece of content has been published claiming that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) candidate for prime minister, Bedri Hamza, has declared that if he takes the position, he will increase pensions for war veterans to 1500 euros.
The claim was published today (June 28) via a photo on TikTok from the account named "albiin_kurti", featuring Bedri Hamza and with a caption that quotes him in a controversial manner.
The truth?
The mayor of the South Mitrovica municipality has not publicly mentioned the amount claimed for the increase in pensions for this category.
VegetarianThe image posted on TikTok by the account "albiin_kurti":
Hibrid.info, using search engines, has researched Hamza's latest public statements. In an interview on the television program, "Rubikon", on "Klan Kosova" television, the PDK candidate for prime minister indicated that if elected to this position, he would increase salaries and pensions (see here).
Responding to the interviewer's question, in a one-minute sequence from the show's video published on Youtube, it is understood that Hamza did not mention figures, indicating that he will do this at another time, but emphasized that he will also increase pensions for war veterans (see here).
Also, checking Hamza's personal Facebook account, from the moment (here) since he was appointed as PDK's candidate for prime minister until today, no public statement has been found where he states that war veterans' pensions will be increased to 1500 euros (see here).
The same result was also obtained after searching on Google, with the words "Bedri Hamza pensions for war veterans 1500 euros", where within the materials displayed for the last one-year period, the above-mentioned claim has not been confirmed (see here).
Analyze:
It was alleged that PDK's candidate for prime minister, Bedri Hamza, has stated that he will increase pensions for war veterans to 1500 euros.
Hamza has not mentioned pension increase figures for the category in question in his public statements.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content 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.