The TikTok account named "lumjanana009" published yesterday (April 18) a short video (10 seconds) with the image of the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, in which it put the caption "PRIME MINISTER EDI RAMA DIED A FEW MINUTES AGO HEART ATTACK ALBANIAN CONDOLENCES".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this claim made by the aforementioned account is false.
This was confirmed by checking Prime Minister Rama's official Facebook profile. Today, April 19 (around 8 am) on his profile, he posted an announcement about a podcast. (see here)
Link to the video material published on TikTok by the account "lumjanana009":
Today (April 19) Rama on his Facebook account, in addition to the announcement about the podcast, has posted two other announcements, such as the opening of the central hospital in the University Hospital Center complex, as well as the certification of the first coast guards at the National Medical Emergency Center. (see here and here)
We recall that Rama recently underwent a surgical intervention after suffering from acute appendicitis (appendicitis). He stated in a Facebook post yesterday (April 18) that the procedure was successful and that he is continuing his recovery at home. (see here)
Rama's full Facebook post:
A heartfelt thank you to each of you who has been interested in my health these days.
Thanks to the dedicated medical team and after the successful intervention, today I left the hospital to continue my recovery protocol at home and I cannot find enough words to thank the doctors and nurses for their care.
I believe I will be back among you soon and once again thank you very much for your support.
I love you so much, Eddie.
Also, there are no official announcements about such a claim made by the account "lumjanana009", which would happen, knowing that the person in question is a public figure.
Notices of such a claim made by the aforementioned TikTok account are also missing from the official website of the Prime Minister of Albania. (see here)
Analyze:
The TikTok account "lumjanana009" falsely claimed yesterday (April 18) that Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, had passed away.
That this claim is false was confirmed through the Albanian Prime Minister's personal Facebook account, which today (April 19) published several announcements.
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.