A video was published by a TikTok account named "Babajaga454" yesterday (November 20) claiming that the Central Intelligence Agency "CIA" has warned that on December 3, over 500 Wagner troops will enter Kosovo and attack the police and population of Kosovo.
But the claim presented in this video material, after research conducted by hibrid.info, turns out to be untrue.
Link to the video material published on Tik-Tok, from the account "Babajaga454":
https://www.tiktok.com/@babajaga454/video/7303602295873342752
Although the above claim cannot be proven, since access to classified documents of this agency is not possible without the authorization of the CIA, hibrid.info has researched through search engines and has found data on Kosovo, which is open and published on the CIA website. (see here).
In the open data dedicated to Kosovo, this website does not include data indicating the security situation in Kosovo, which could argue the claim made by the "Babajaga454" account.
Despite in-depth research through digital platforms (search engines, social media), hibrid.info has not been able to find the same or similar material published by any credible source.
Asking the online search engine "Google" for the same claim written in Albanian, no results were returned regarding this topic. (here)
Even when searching the online search engine "Google" for the same content in English, no similar article was found. (here)
Analyze:
Based on the verification of the facts, it has been proven that the claim that "American CIA reports: On December 3, over 500 Wagner troops will enter Kosovo and will commit atrocities against the police and the population" is not true.
Such a claim has not been found published in any online media, either in English or Albanian. Also, access to classified documents of this agency is not possible without authorization.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim 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.