The TikTok account "@QEVERIA KURTI 2" has published content with claims raised in the descriptions that the editor-in-chief of the online information portal "Periskopi.com", Dafina Demaku, is a "pro-Serbian journalist" and "suspected agent of the Serbian Intelligence Agency (BIA)".
This TikTok account does not provide any facts for the claim made.
Screenshots of content published by the TikTok account, “@QEVERI KURTI 2”:
The caption on the content published by the TikTok account, “@QEVERI KURTI 2”:
Dafina Demaku, the pro-Serbian journalist, is suspected of being an agent of the Serbian BIA.
These are the pro-Serbian analysts suspected of being agents of the Serbian BIA.
The claim that the editor-in-chief of the information portal "Periscope", Dafina Demaku, "is suspected of being an agent of the Serbian BIA is baseless. The TikTok account does not provide any facts or sources regarding the claim made.
Furthermore, regarding the content published on TikTok, Demaku has also reacted by making fun of the content. (here)
Regarding the Demaku case, she has notified the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AGK) about a denigrating and lynching campaign against her that is taking place on social networks, mainly on TikTok.
AGK has strongly condemned this campaign against Demaku, which, according to them, directly violates her personal safety and that of her relatives. At the same time, AGK calls on security agencies to investigate the lynching posts against Demaku so that measures can then be taken to find out who is behind the campaign. (here)
These claims made by this account can no longer be found on the social network TikTok. This was confirmed by research conducted through online search engines and social media. Despite extensive research, hibrid.info was unable to find the account that had published content with such claims. It appears that this account has been deleted. However, it was possible to find archived photos of posts from the media that reported on Demaku himself. (published above)
Journalist Berat Buzhala also announced in a Facebook post that the TikTok account named "@KURTI GOVERNMENT 2" has published false content claiming that he met with representatives of the Serbian BIA during his recent visit to Belgrade. (here)
Analyze:
No evidence is provided for the claim that Dafina Demaku, editor-in-chief of the online news portal "Periscope", is described as a "pro-Serbian journalist" and "suspected agent of the Serbian Intelligence Agency (BIA).
Unfounded allegations from this TikTok account have also been made against journalist Berat Buzhala. However, the latter has not reported the case to the AGK.
Demaku has notified the AGK about the case in question and has described it as a denigrating and lynching campaign against her.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info considers this claim to be "misinformation".
Rating:
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