An image has been published with the caption that claims that Elisa Spiropali, a member of the Albanian Parliament, has stated that former President Vjosa Osmani, along with the leaders of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and publicist Baton Haxhiu, met with Milan Radojçiq, the former vice-president of the Serbian List in Albania.
content with this caption it was published on Friday (May 15) on TikTok, by the account named "halitdardania".
What is the truth?
There is no evidence or reliable source confirming the claim.
content This claim was also found and published on Saturday (May 16) on Facebook, by an account named "SuperSky Television".
As of the time of writing, the TikTok post has nearly 100 views and over 100 comments, and from the content of a large number of them, it can be assessed that the audience is likely to perceive the claim as credible.
To investigate the claim, hibrid.info first checked the Facebook account of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Spiropali (see here).
Since her last visit to Kosovo (February 25-26), which she had carried out while in office as chief diplomat, no publication was found on this account that would confirm the claim addressed. Apart from the publication of images from this visit (here), and to this day, the former Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, through publications, has commented on Kosovo on the occasion of marking the anniversary of the start of NATO bombing (here), the decision to lift measures against Kosovo by the European Union (EU) (here) and the anniversary of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Epic in Prekaz (here).
Hibrid.info also researched using the search engine “Google”, using the names of the actors mentioned in the claim as search terms (see here). But, the search results did not show any results.
Without concrete facts that would confirm the claim, a search through the video publishing platform, "Youtube" (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that Elisa Spiropali stated that Vjosa Osmani, PDK leaders, and Baton Haxhiu met with Milan Radojčić is incorrect.
Searches on Google and YouTube, as well as verification of official social media accounts, found no evidence or publication confirming this statement.
Therefore, based on the evaluation methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content in question as "Fake News".
rationale
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.