Serbian media published an article on Wednesday (August 26) stating that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will begin his visit to Kosovo, specifically to Lake Ujman, on Thursday. However, Serbian media outlet B92.net called this information incorrect.
B92's argument states that the media manipulated a news story from 2018, precisely from September, when, in fact, the Serbian president visited Kosovo.
Excerpts from the B92 article:
Netačna informacija u media: Vučić ne ide na Gazivode
Information from Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić sutra ide na jezero Gazivode nije tačna, confirm je za B92.net.
Radi se prattu o vesti iz septembra 2018. godine, nastaloj u vreme u vreme zažane spenzi u sužnoj srpskoj propakini.
"Incorrect information in the media: Vučić is not going to Ujman"
The information that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will travel to Lake Ujman tomorrow is not correct, B92 has confirmed. This is news from September 2018, at a time when he was inciting tensions in the southern parts of Kosovo.
In addition to the Nova.rs portal, this news was also published by the Russian Serbian-language media outlet Sputnik. As stated in this article, Vučić stated that the past few days have been extremely difficult and that the pressures have decreased in the last 72 hours.
However, hibrid.info's efforts to find the source of this news have been unsuccessful, as all Serbian media outlets have apparently deleted it.
Analysis:
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Reasoning:
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