Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a post it is claimed that the member of Governing Council of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Sami Lushtaku, wrote on his official Facebook page that Hashim Thaçi and Kadri Veseli will be released on December 20 by the Special Court.
This post was published yesterday (November 24) on TikTok by the account "kadriveseliofficial_".
The truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that such a post was not made by Lushtaku.
Hibrid.info has researched Lushtak's official Facebook page and has not found such a post.
Lushtak's last post on Facebook was on November 20, when he wished his son Mërgimi a happy birthday. (here)
Hibrid.info has decided to address this content published on TikTok, as it has managed to collect over 200 comments and over 130 thousand views. (here)
Analyze:
Through a post on TikTok, it was claimed that Lushtaku wrote on his Facebook page that Thaçi and Veseli will be released from the Special Court on December 20.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that such a post was not made by Lushtaku.
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.