Online media "Kosovapost.net" was published on Saturday (August 29), in her official Facebook page, a video featuring the former Prime Minister of Albania, Pandeli Majko.
The video was published with the caption: Pandeli Majko: "We have a completely different Albin today, to whom you can say with all your heart: Albin Kurti, blessed be he!"
What's wrong with this content?
After verifying the facts, it has been confirmed that the video is not current. Pandeli Majko's statement about Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti was made in 2023 and not in the period when the video was published.
FACTS
Hibrid.info's research found that Majko made this statement on September 26, 2023, during his participation in the "REAL STORY" show on ABC News Albania television (see here).
The statement was made in the context of the discussion about the attack in Banjska, which had occurred two days earlier, on September 24, 2023 (see here).
The Banjska case occurred on September 24, 2023, in the village of Banjska in Zveçan, northern Kosovo.
That day, an armed group of Serbs attacked the Kosovo Police, killing police officer Afrim Bunjaku. In the ensuing clashes, three more members of the armed group were killed.
Why is the content published by “Kosovapost.net” treated?
This content is being reviewed for verification after it was published by an online media outlet and a statement made in 2023 was presented without its date and context, creating the impression that it is a recent statement.
In fact, Majko's statement is related to a different context and to a different event, specifically to the developments following the attack in Banjska in September 2023. Its publication on August 29, without clarifying when and under what circumstances the statement was made, may lead the audience to the wrong conclusion that it refers to current developments.
Furthermore, by the time of publication of this article, the video had received 5,600 reactions, 209 comments, and 480 shares, reaching a significant number of users on Facebook (see photo below).
Analyze
The online media "Kosovapost.net" has published as current a statement by Pandeli Majko about Albin Kurti, although it was made on September 26, 2023 and was related to the developments after the attack in Banjska.
Publishing without the date and context of the statement could create the impression that it is a new statement. The content has received thousands of reactions, comments and hundreds of shares.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "unverified".
rationale
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.