Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
On social media X, Facebook and Instagram, on Sunday, a post (image) circulated in the form of an article, the title of which reads "Denmark withdraws recognition of Kosovo, apologizes to Serbia".
This post bears the logo of the US multinational news television network, CNN.
Originally, this post was published by the account named "Boris Malagurski” on X, and then it was also distributed by other accounts on this platform as “Igor Lopatonok","guanopdorp"and "Plenipotentiary".
The truth?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this post is false.
Post translated into Albanian
"Denmark withdraws recognition of Kosovo, apologizes to Serbia"
"The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, announced today that the Kingdom of Denmark is withdrawing its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state and reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia. Denmark was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, but its leadership now says that was a mistake."
"This, in fact, set a dangerous precedent, which may now endanger our sovereignty and territorial integrity," Frederiksen said, adding that Denmark apologizes to Serbia and hopes that other Western European countries will follow this example.
Hibrid.info has also researched the official website of CNN, and the results do not show any published articles with this claim.
There is no such announcement published on the official account of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in X. (see here)
Likewise, there is no such announcement on the official website of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the news section. (see photo below)
Denmark recognized Kosovo's independence on 21 February 2008 (see here).
There is no announcement on the official website of the Kosovo MFA that Denmark has withdrawn its recognition of Kosovo's independence either. (see here)
To further prove the fact that Denmark has not withdrawn its recognition of Kosovo, hibrid.info searched Google in Danish for “Danmark trækker trækker af Kosovo tilbage og beder Serbien om undskyldning” (Denmark withdraws recognition of Kosovo, asks Serbia for forgiveness). The results do not show such information published in credible media or official sources. (see here)
In December 2021, Kosovo and Denmark signed a letter of consent for the transfer of 300 prisoners from this country to our country. This document was converted into a Treaty in April 2022, while its ratification took place on May 23, 2024.
Under the 10-year agreement, Kosovo will lease about 30 prison cells in Gjilan to Denmark. (here)
On January 9, 2026, the director of the Kosovo Correctional Service, Ismail Dibrani, confirmed in an interview with KosovaPress that in the fall of 2027 the first prisoners from the Danish state will be accepted.
The same claim was also found published on Facebook, in the group "ПЉЕВЉА ОДБРАНИЛА СВЕТИЊЕ”And“The Karlov Group – Support Russia's Diplomatic Rights”, as well as on Instagram from the account “dragana_campar_1988".
Analyze:
An image has been circulating on social media X, Facebook and Instagram that appears to be a CNN article claiming that Denmark has withdrawn its recognition of Kosovo and apologized to Serbia.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this post is false. Such an article does not exist on the official CNN website, nor on the official channels or websites of the Danish and Kosovo Ministries of Foreign Affairs. Also, there is no credible source or official announcement confirming such a decision.
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.