A Facebook page named “Fleta Press” published (February 11) a post with the caption “Vučić: We will not allow Kurti to defeat Ahmeti and control the state!".
This post is also accompanied by an article from the "fol.mk" portal, with the same title.
But after verification, the alleged statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in the headline does not match what appears in the content of this article.
Link to the post published by "Fleta Press" on Facebook:
The caption of this post published by "Fleta Press" on Facebook is based on the title of the article published by the portal "fol.mk" (see here).
After verifying this article, it has been confirmed that the content does not contain the statement by President Vučić claimed in the title.
Content of the article on the “fol.mk” portal:
Albin Kurti wants to rule in North Macedonia as well, says Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. In a statement to Serbian media from New York, Vučić says that the Kosovo Prime Minister's goal is to defeat the DUI and after the parliamentary elections to be part of the government in the country, reports 36o
"He wants to rule North Macedonia as well. Yes, seriously, he wants to defeat Ali Ahmeti and DUI to rule Macedonia after the May elections," Vučić said.
The dilemma over the possible participation of Kurti's party in the elections in Macedonia arose at the end of December after the three opposition parties of Albanians united in the "European Union for Change" announced that the names of Albin Kurti's party would be on their lists. Vetëvendosje.
This article referred to the Macedonian-language portal “360stepeni.mk”, which reported on President Vučić’s statement (see here).
The headline of the “360stepeni.mk” article translated into Albanian:
Albin Kurti wants to rule in North Macedonia as well, says Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. In a statement to Serbian media from New York, Vučić says that the Kosovo Prime Minister's goal is to defeat the DUI and, after the parliamentary elections, be part of the government in the country.
"He wants to rule North Macedonia as well. Yes, seriously, he wants to defeat Ali Ahmeti and DUI to rule Macedonia after the May elections," Vučić said.
Hibrid.info has researched further using search engines and has found articles from Albanian-language media, which prove that the alleged statement of President Vučić, in which it is said that the latter has declared that he will not allow Albin Kurti to overthrow the leader of the DUI, Ali Ahmeti, from power, is not true (see here, here and here).
Analyze:
The claim that President Vučić has declared that he will not allow Prime Minister Kurti to win over DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and control North Macedonia is unfounded.
Hibrid.info has found that President Vučić has stated that Kurti intends to oust Ali Ahmeti from power and rule North Macedonia.
Therefore, based on the work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Manipulation of facts".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.