Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"Turkey is the only country that supports Albin Kurti for the opening of the Ibar Bridge," reads a post published on TikTok.
This post was published yesterday (August 12) by the account on this social platform called "albinkurti_primeminister".
The truth?
After research conducted online by hibrid.info, no information published by credible sources was found that proves that the Turkish government has come up with any position regarding the opening of the Ibar Bridge.
Link to the post published on TikTok by the account "albinkurti_kryeministr":
Hibrid.info has researched the official website of the Turkish presidency, in the announcements section, and it can be seen that there is no information published regarding the Turkish state's position on the opening of the Ibar Bridge. (see here)
Even when searching on Google with keywords in Turkish “Turkey supports the opening of the Ibri Bridge” (Turkey supports the opening of the Ibri Bridge), No published information from credible sources has been found regarding this claim. (see here)
The TikTok account "albinkurti_kryeministr" that published this claim has over 1 million likes and over 20 thousand followers. (see here)
context
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has declared that the Ibar Bridge in Mitrovica should be opened.
Meanwhile, the United States (US) Ambassador to Pristina, Jeffrey Hovenier, after a meeting with Prime Minister Kurti on August 2, said that the QUINT countries and NATO do not support the opening of the Ibar Bridge in Mitrovica at this time.
"Representatives of France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, together with the EU ambassador to Kosovo, met today with Prime Minister Kurti to inform him that our governments, in consultation with NATO, cannot support any change in the current status of the Mitrovica bridge at this time," Hovenier told reporters after the meeting, reported Radio Free Europe.
Analyze:
Through a TikTok post published yesterday (August 12), it was claimed that Turkey supports Prime Minister Kurti for the opening of the Ibar Bridge.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has not found any information published by credible sources that proves the same.
Also, neither on the official website of the Turkish presidency, in the announcements section, nor on that of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, is there any information published regarding the Turkish state's position on the opening of the Ibar Bridge.
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.