Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"America will not stop, it will help the Kosovo Army with other 'beasts'," reads a post published yesterday (November 7).
it content was published on TikTok from the account "fskkrenariajone".
What's wrong with this publication?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this news is old, published in 2018.
Hibrid.info has found the article published with the same title, dated December 11, 2018, on the “Periskopi.com” portal page on Facebook. (here)
In the article published by Periskopi.com, another portal "lajmi.net" is cited.
Hibrid.info has managed to find the article published by "lajmi.net", whose date indicates December 11, 2018, at the time when Ibrahim Shala, spokesman for the Ministry of the Kosovo Security Force, had indicated that a contingent of 24 American armored vehicles of the "type" had arrived at the Kosovo Security Force.HMMWV". (here)
"This contingent is from the purchase contract, while at the beginning of next year another contingent of 27 HMMWVs will arrive, which is a donation from the USA," Shala had told lajmi.net.
Analyze:
A post was published claiming that America will help the Kosovo Army with armored vehicles.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this news is old (2018) and was falsely presented as current.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content published on TikTok 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.