The information portal "Kosova-sot.info" published yesterday (September 23) an article titled "German Ambassador: Visa liberalization for Kosovo this year!".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of this article is misspelled.
The content of the article includes an excerpt from an interview with the German Ambassador to Kosovo, Joern Rohde, given for the "Info Plus" show on RTK.
Rohde, when asked about visa liberalization, answered briefly: "I say yes, this issue will be resolved in February and March."
So, the German ambassador did not say that visa liberalization will happen this year, as erroneously claimed in the title of the article published on "Kosova-sot.info".
Link to the article published on the portal "Kosova-sot.info":
Excerpt from the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":
The German ambassador in Kosovo, Jorn Rohde, has indicated when the liberalization of visas for Kosovo can happen.
Asked whether the visa regime will be lifted early next year; specifically in February or March, Rohde gave a brief but positive answer.
"The shortest answer from the current point of view is yes," said a.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article published on the portal “rtklive.com”. You can find the full interview of Ambassador Rohde given for the “Info Plus” show on RTK here.
Analyze:
The portal "Kosova-sot.info" has published an article with several parts from the interview of the German ambassador to Kosovo given to RTK, who stated that the issue of visa liberalization will be resolved in February and March.
However, this aforementioned portal in the title seems to have mistakenly claimed that the German ambassador promised that visas would be lifted this year.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.