The TikTok account named "mtrks25" published a video on Wednesday (December 6) showing footage of a helicopter.
This video material is captioned "Another donation from America."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been proven that the claim that the United States of America has donated a helicopter to Kosovo is false.
Link to the video material published on TikTok by the account "mtrks25":
After research conducted through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info has found footage of the same helicopter that appears in the video from the aforementioned account.
The image of this helicopter was found published in an article in the leading English-language magazine that focuses on defense-related issues from a distinctly European perspective “EDRmagazine.eu”. (see here)
This article writes about the helicopter fleet of the Greek Armed Forces.
It is worth noting that the video material published on TikTok by the account "mtrks25" currently has over 37 thousand views. (see photo below)
Hibrid.info has also researched the Facebook page of the Ministry of Defense for announcements regarding this claim, but no confirmation of the published claim has been found. (see here)
Even in the announcements of the American Embassy in Kosovo, we do not find any news that proves that such a donation will be given to Kosovo. (see here)
Analyze:
A TikTok account has published a video showing footage of a helicopter, which is claimed to be donated to Kosovo by the United States.
However, hibrid.info has not found evidence from official sources supporting the alleged publication.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Rating:
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.