An article containing former US President George W. Bush's statement made in 2008 about arming Kosovo is being re-distributed by some so-called Albanian-language online media.
After a short verification procedure, in addition to being old (March 2008), the same news item turned out to be distorted by headlines that did not correspond to statements made by former President Bush, made on the eve of Kosovo's declaration of independence.
Original text distributed by several portals:
T: Bush delivers big news: Strongly arm Kosovo, it is ours
Former US President George Bush had declared in the year when Kosovo was declared that Kosovo would be strengthened militarily because, according to him, by strengthening Kosovo, the US would also strengthen its influence in the Balkans.
But this statement by former President Bush has begun to be re-actualized in Serbia. According to some Serbian media, Kosovo has begun to strengthen with American support and the strengthening of the Kosovo Army through other means is not unexpected, since George Bush had also warned about this.
Bush's statement, and then that of American General Jim Mattis, about the Kosovo Army, has shaken not only Serbia but also other anti-Albanian and anti-state Kosovo states.
Links:
https://www.kosovaime.tv/georg-bush-jep-lajm-te-madh-te-armatoset-fuqishem-kosova-ajo-eshte-e-jona/
Former President Bush authorized the supply of weapons to Kosovo in 2008.
In a memorandum sent to the US State Department, President Bush said that "in this way, the supply of defense items and defense services to Kosovo will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace."
The 2008 article when Bush spoke about arming Kosovo:
https://www.evropaelire.org/a/1048470.html
Analysis:
After research by hibrid.info, this article published on several dubious portals in Kosovo, turned out to be old news. Also, the text does not cite any source related to this event, but the title is also changed and hyperbolized. This article is categorized as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.