The Serbian-language media outlet "Informer.rs" published today (February 16) an article with the tendentious claim in the title that "Kurti wants the assassination of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić."
This claim made in the headline is related to a report by the Albanian-language Kosovo media outlet "Gazetaexress.com", which is referred to, without facts, as being close to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, about the February 15 right-wing protests in Serbia against the dialogue with Kosovo and, from where, as stated in the article, calls were made for the assassination of the potential signatory of the agreement with Kosovo, alluding to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
The author of the article adds that Kurti and his media rejoice and thank him for the chaos created in Belgrade where the Serbian flag was trampled and calls were made for the assassination of President Vučić.
Link to the article published on "informer.rs":
Title and part of the article published on "Informer.rs":
"NOW EVERYTHING IS CLEAR! Kurti wants to kill Vučić? The Albanian media have happily followed the fury in front of the Presidency"
Kurti's media happily covered last night's fury in the heart of Belgrade.
When Damjan Knežević, Boško Obradović and Vuk Jeremić's nationalists trample the Serbian flag, call for chaos and the assassination of Vučić, then Kurti and Pristina rejoice and give thanks! This is also evidenced by Gazetaexpress, which published the news about the protests in Belgrade faster and better.
The title of the article published by "Informer.rs", although in a question form, claims without providing any evidence or citing any source that supports the claim that "Kurti wants Vučić killed".
Even the Serbian language media refers to “Gazetwsexpress.com” which, as they call it, “Kurti’s media”. However, no report from civil society or similar published for the media in Kosovo provides any connection between the current government (Prime Minister Kurti) in Kosovo and any media. “Gazetaexpress.com” or the parent company of this media “Media Works Sh.PK”, quoted by the Serbian language media, has no evidence of any connection with the current government with Kurti at the helm. (see the imprint of this media here and business data from ARBK, here)
Analyze:
The Serbian-language daily "Informer.rs" has published an article with the tendentious claim in the headline that Kurti wants the assassination of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Moreover, according to the author, "Kurti and his media rejoice and thank him for the chaos created in Belgrade where the Serbian flag was trampled and where calls were made for the assassination of President Vučić."
Although in question form, it is claimed without providing any evidence or citing any source that supports the claim that Kurti wants Vučić killed.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses these claims as "Fake News", since the two claims raised, such as "Kurti wants Vučić's assassination" and "Gazetaexpress.com is Kurti's medium", are completely unfounded and have been created as a fabricated story.
ASSESSMENT:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.