Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a video showing a helicopter, it is claimed that it was donated to Kosovo by Turkey.
This claim was published in the form of a post on TikTok by the account "force.kosovesfsk".
What did hibrid.info find?
After research conducted online, it was confirmed that the helicopter shown in the image is American-made and that Turkey does not possess such a model.
Using the automated program “InVID”, hibrid.info found the same video published in 2023 on several English-language accounts on X and TikTok, and based on the description of these videos, it was confirmed that it is a helicopter known as "MH-47 Chinook".
After researching this type of helicopter, it was found that it is an American product and this type The Turkish army does not possess it..
In an article published in 2019 in the Turkish media "Dailysabah.com", it is explained that at that time Turkey had received heavy transport helicopters CH-47 Chinook from the US, which is similar to the MH-47 Chinook model.
In addition to these facts presented above, hibrid.info has also requested the website of the Ministry of Defense in Kosovo – in the "News" section, but which also has not come across any such information that argues that Turkey has donated a helicopter to Kosovo.
Analyze:
A video posted on the TikTok social network by the account “forca.kosovesfsk” claims that a helicopter has been donated to Kosovo by Turkey. This claim has been verified by hibrid.info and has been proven to be incorrect.
After online research, the same video was found, published as early as 2023 on several English-language accounts on the X and TikTok platforms, without any connection to Kosovo or any donation from Turkey.
The helicopter shown in the video is an MH-47 Chinook, a model manufactured by the United States, which Turkey does not possess.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim 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.