Wrote: Endrit Berisha
A video claims that Serbian gendarmerie entered Kosovo territory.
The video was posted by the "Publiku" Facebook page on April 24, with the caption "Alarming - Serbian Army enters Kosovo territory."
What's wrong with this video?
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the video is old. "Gazeta Metro" had published the video on March 20, 2020. (see here)
Link to the video material published by the "Publiku" Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/publikuvideos/videos/1180976166227807
The video on the "Publiku" page published on April 24 has accumulated nearly 40 thousand views and dozens of comments as of the writing of this article.
The news was announced by the then mayor of Kamenica, Qëndron Kastrati, who had called the entry of the Serbian gendarmerie into Karaçeva unacceptable. (see here)
Analyze:
The "Publiku" Facebook page has published a video claiming that Serbian gendarmerie entered Kosovo territory.
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the video is old. It was published four years ago.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.