The "Gazeta Aktule" Facebook page published an image yesterday (September 25) showing a sniper-type weapon.
Through this photograph, it was claimed that this was the sniper used by the Kosovo Police during Sunday's action in the north of the country, adding that 4 Serbian attackers were killed from this position with this weapon.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that this image does not belong to the recent event in the north, but was shot in 2022 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia in the USA.
Link to the post published on Facebook by the "Gazeta Aktuale" page:
After verifying the facts through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info managed to find this image published on the website "airforce-technology.com" on April 18, 2022. (see here)
The description of this photo published by the American website reads: "The team's target rifle was tested at a range at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Shaun Ferguson."
Analyze:
The website "Gazeta Aktuale" has published a photograph taken in 2022 at an air base in the US, falsely claiming that with that weapon from that same position, Kosovo Police killed 4 Serbian attackers during Sunday's action in northern Kosovo.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.