The donation of 50 ventilators from USAID is presented by the media as political support for Zemaj from the US.

Online media in Kosovo have published and distributed an article titled "Minister Zemaj's work now acceptable and welcomed even in the US National Security Council", through which it is claimed to present that the US has allegedly appreciated the work of the Minister of Health, Armend Zemaj, in the fight against Covid-19.

It is not exactly clear which of these portals is the author of this article, since many of them do not indicate the time of publication. However, according to a Google search engine ranking, which may not be entirely accurate, the first portal to make this publication was indeksonline.net.

The article in question contains a title, but which does not correspond at all to the content. The content of the text presents a post by the White House National Security Council (NSC) on Twitter, about the distribution of a contingent of 50 medical ventilators, provided by USAID, to help hospitals treat those infected with the Corona virus in Kosovo.

The full article published in the Kosovar media:

Minister Zemaj's work now accepted and welcomed by the US National Security Council

The citizens of the Republic of Kosovo have been facing the COVID-19 pandemic for more than six months, while the Ministry of Health is the one that has the greatest burden in managing this difficult situation, where rigorous measures have already been put in place to prevent the spread of this virus.

Fortunately, the number of infected people has decreased in recent days, as have the number of fatal cases.

And, the work of the Minister of Health, Armend Zemaj, is acceptable and welcomed even in the US National Security Council.

This institution has published several images on the social network Twitter, while writing that the United States is happy to have provided ventilators to the citizens of Kosovo.

"We are working closely with our Kosovar partners to combat COVID-19 and promote economic recovery and stability," the article states.

Here is the full post:

The United States is very pleased to provide these ventilators to the people of #Kosovo. we are working closely with our Kosovo partners to combat #COVID19 and promote economic recovery and stability.

While as can be seen, the tweet of this US security body on Twitter does not contain any gratitude or praise of Minister Zemaj. As a result, this tweet is almost completely unrelated to the title. This US security body, in addition to Kosovo, has also helped other countries with equipment in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

NSC tweet:

The United States is very pleased to provide these ventilators to the people of #Kosovo. We are working closely with our Kosovo partners to combat # COVID19 and promote economic recovery and stability. https://t.co/sz8tqVzg38

Analyze:

Given that this article aims, through the title, to distort the content of the NSC tweet regarding the donation intended for Kosovo institutions and, as a result, to spread false information, hibrid.info has classified it as disinformation, fake news, clickbait, manipulation of facts and dissemination of fake news.

Reasoning:

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