Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image of Kosovo Assembly member Mërgim Lushtaku has been published, where behind him are placed photographs of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, during moments of verbal exchanges near Serbian leaders Aleksandar Vučić and Ivica Dačić, while one of the photographs shows the moment of Thaçi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This image was published yesterday (May 28), on TikTok by the account "fatmir764".
How is the truth?
Hibrid.info has found that the image published on TikTok contains interference, which, based on the comments on this content, may affect the image displayed to be taken as real.
Link to the image published on TikTok by the account "fatmir764":
https://archive.is/b3YoY
After verification using the automated search program, "InVID", hibrid.info has found the authentic photograph of MP Lushtaku (see here).
Unlike what appears in the image published on TikTok, in the authentic image it is noticeable that in the photographs placed behind Lushtak, images of the KLA commander, Adem Jashari, the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, and the portrait of the former mayor of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, are visible.
Hibrid.info has found that the same image is set as the profile picture of MP Lushtaku on his account on the social network "X" (formerly Twitter) (see here).
Analyze:
The image of MP Mergim Lushtaku, where photographs of former President Hashim Thaçi are shown in the background, during meetings with Serbian leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin, is manipulated.
In the authentic image, it was found that behind Lushtak, there are portraits of the commander, Adem Jashari, and former PDK leaders, Hashim Thaçi and Kadri Veseli.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fraud".
Reasoning:
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.