The article titled "Spanish Prime Minister Expected to Visit Pristina and Tirana" was published by the information portal "Periskopi.com".
After fact-checking, hibrid.info has confirmed that the title of this article is misspelled.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will not visit Pristina during his visit to the Western Balkans, due to Spain's non-recognition of Kosovo. Instead, he will visit Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.
Excerpt from the article published on the portal "Periskopi.com":
Spanish Prime Minister expected to visit Pristina and Tirana
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit Tirana in the coming days. Sanchez will start his four-day visit to the Western Balkans with Belgrade, where he will stay for two days.
He will then visit Sarajevo, Mostar, Podgorica, Skopje and Tirana, according to Euronews Serbia.
Kosovo media reports that Sanchez will not visit Pristina either. We remind you that Kosovo is not yet recognized by Spain.
Link to the article published on the portal "Periskopi.com":
To further clarify the fact that Sanchez will not visit Pristina, hibrid.info has found the article published by the online Spanish diplomacy medium "thediplomatinspain.com", which indicates that Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez will visit Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania on July 29, 30 and 31 and August 1. (see here)
Analyze:
The information portal "Periskopi.com" has published an article regarding the visit of the Spanish Prime Minister to the Western Balkans, who will not visit Pristina, as Spain remains among the five European Union countries that refuse to recognize Kosovo as a state.
However, this portal claimed in the title of this article that the Spanish Prime Minister will visit Pristina.
After verifying the facts, 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.