Several foreign accounts on the social network X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook have published an image of the singer of Albanian origin, Dua Lipa, supporting her with the caption "Dua Lipa stands with Palestine."
The content of the post claims that Dua Lipa had expressed her support for Palestine in a statement in the Hamas-Israel conflict, saying that her heart aches for the Palestinian people.
This article was covered by the Reuters news agency as part of its fact-checking section, which confirms that a given claim is untrue. (see here)
Links to posts published by "Jackson Hinkle" on the social network "X" and Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=122116606748097774&id=61552933246153
This statement is detached from a statement that the singer had shared on her official Instagram network (which is now no longer available), and which was then shared by foreign media; “Express Tribune”, “Global Village Space” and “Ary News”. (see here, here and here)
Her statement according to these media outlets was: ""With each passing day, my heart aches for the people of Israel and Palestine. Ache for the lives lost in the horrific attacks in Israel. Ache as I witness the unprecedented suffering in Gaza, where 2.2 million souls, half of them children, endure unimaginable hardship.".
While this proves that the post made by the account mentioned above was taken from this statement and was detached as if Dua Lipa was only supporting Palestine in the current conflict, even though she had expressed compassion for both sides.
Although this claim was made by foreign accounts, the reason for covering this article by hibrid.info is that the singer in question is originally from Kosovo and thus the Albanian audience may fall prey to this claim.
Analyze:
Several foreign accounts on the social network X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook have published an image of the singer of Albanian origin, Dua Lipa, claiming that in a statement she had expressed support for Palestine in the Hamas-Israel conflict, saying that her heart aches for the Palestinian people.
This article was covered by the Reuters news agency as part of its fact-checking section, where it is shown that the claim made is untrue.
Based on its work methodology, Hibrid.info qualifies this material as "disinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.