Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image has been published showing Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović next to each other, with the caption claiming that both have declared that they will be in the stadium to support Serbia against England.
The photo with this caption was published on June 16 on Facebook by the account named "Lule Gjeli".
But how does the truth stand?
Hibrid.info has found that such a statement came from Abazović, but not from Prime Minister Rama.
Link to the image published by the "Lule Gjeli" account on Facebook:
As of this writing, the post has received 66 comments, most of which imply that the claim can be taken for granted by readers. (see here)
What did Dritan Abazovic and Edi Rama declare?
Albanian-language media published reports of a statement by the former Montenegrin Prime Minister, in which the latter stated that he would be at the stadium in Gelsenkirchen to support Serbia in the match against England at Euro 2024 (see here, here and here).
Abazovic's statement came after a statement to Serbian public television after the match between Albania and Italy (see here).
Meanwhile, in the public statements of Prime Minister Edi Rama, hibrid.info has not found a position that matches what is claimed in the publication discussed (see here and here).
Analyze:
The claim that Rama and Abazovic have stated that they will be in the stadium to support Serbia against England is half-true.
Hibrid.info has found that the statement came only from Abazović and not from Rama.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"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.