Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"In Pristina they rushed before Trump saw it," reads the caption. published video on "Telegram", accompanied by an emoticon laughing with tears.
This video shows a person painting over a mural depicting the portrait of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
The content was published on November 9 on Telegram by the Serbian-language channel “CORRIDOR” (HALLWAY).
What's wrong with this claim?
After checking the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the video was not made in Pristina, as claimed, but in Atlanta (USA).
Research conducted online by hibrid.info found the same video published on X (formerly Twitter) by the account "The Art Of Dialogue".
In the description of this video it says "Kamala Harris's mural is being painted over in Atlanta following her election loss", which is translated into Albanian "Kamala Harris' mural is being covered in Atlanta after her election loss."
The English language media also wrote about this event:TheMirror.us". The content of this article clarifies that the mural was created in Atlanta.
Analyze:
A Serbian-language Telegram account has published a video showing a mural depicting Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The video claims that the mural was created in Pristina and is being painted over.
After verifying the facts, it was proven that the claim is false. Hibrid.info found that the mural was created in Atlanta, USA.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim made on "Telegram" as "Manipulation of facts" and "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.