A content is published with the caption claiming that the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has stated that if Vjosa Osmani wins, there will be close cooperation and investments in Kosovo, which could reach up to three billion dollars.
content This claim was published on Sunday (May 3) on Facebook by a page called "TV Prishtina".
What's wrong with this content?
The content in question represents a fabricated statement.
Hibrid.info verified through the search engine “Google”, using the keywords “mohammed bin zayed al nahyan vjosa osmani”. The results of the last seven days did not yield any reports from any source, mentioning such a statement or connection between these two figures (see here).
No results were shown even after searching for this claim on Google (see here).
Such a statement as claimed has not been found even in the account of President Vjosa Osmani (see here) on Facebook nor on the account of President Mohamed bin Zayed (see here).
Overall, the search results yielded only two past instances where Osmani and Bin Zayed are mentioned together. The first instance relates to Vjosa Osmani's meeting with President Mohammed bin Zayed during her stay in the United Arab Emirates on February 6 (see here).
While the second moment was the telephone conversation that Vjosa Osmani (March 3) had with Mohamed bin Zayed, after the Iranian attacks targeting the UAE (see here).
In none of these cases has the claim been made for close cooperation and investments of up to three billion dollars in Kosovo.
Analyze:
The claim that Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has stated that, if Vjosa Osmani wins, there will be close cooperation and investments in Kosovo of up to three billion dollars is not true.
There is no public evidence or reporting from relevant sources confirming such a statement, which indicates that it is fabricated.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
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.