Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
In the group "DIASPORA with ALBIN"A post containing two images was published on Facebook on Monday (December 22), while the description claims that the images show the ammunition and combat drone production factory.
"Mud Factory + Production of Combat Drones... ehhh Happy Birthday ALBIN KURTI", writes in the description of this post, which was published in this group by the account named "Met'i Kosova".
What's wrong with these images?
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that these images are not real. They were generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Hibrid.info has used the AI detection platform "Hivemoderation.com". The first image turns out to be generated with AI with a probability of 88.7%, while the second image with a probability of 97.7%. (see pictures below)
In addition to being ascertained through the online platform, visual deformations are also visible to the naked eye, such as abnormal fingers, the deformed Kosovo flag, and the unrealistic shape of the ammunition. (see pictures below)
group "DIASPORA with ALBIN" on Facebook currently has over 12,500 members.
This post, as of the writing of this article, has managed to collect over 2,600 reactions, 251 comments and 178 shares. (see photo below)
Analyze:
A post published in the Facebook group "DIASPORA with ALBIN" allegedly presents images of a munitions factory and the production of combat drones in Kosovo.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it was determined that these images are not real, but were generated by artificial intelligence.
Analysis through the Hivemoderation.com platform showed a very high probability that both of these images were created with AI (88.7% and 97.7%).
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.