An image has been published showing Hysni Gucati, the head of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) war veterans' organization, holding a gun hidden behind his back while giving a speech to protesters.
content was found posted on Sunday (September 20) on TikTok by an account named "realiteti_me_albinkurti4".
What's wrong with the content?
This image is manipulated.
Based on the facts seen in the image sent by readers, it is noted that the content was initially published on Facebook by the account named "Luftari Spartak".
However, after checking this account, the post in question was not found (see here).
Hibrid.info then checked Gucat's Facebook account. Among his posts, a publication was found, where he had clarified textually and visually that the content in question was manipulated (see here).
The image was taken on September 19, during a protest organized by KLA veterans against the first instance decision of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague against former KLA leaders.
Gucati addressed the audience with a speech (see here).
Hibrid.info researched and found the video footage of the protest published on the official channel of "Kanal 10" television on Youtube (see here). In the footage of Gucat's speech, it is noticeable that he kept his hands in front of him the entire time he was addressing the crowd (see here).
In addition, analysis through "HiveModeration.com", an online tool for detecting content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), has shown results (87,4%) that indicate a high probability that this image was generated by this technology.
Analyze
The image claiming that Hysni Gucati, during his speech at the KLA veterans' protest, was carrying a gun hidden behind his back, is manipulated.
Authentic footage from the protest shows that Gucati, during his speech, held his hands in front of him and is not seen holding a gun behind his back.
In addition, analysis of the image through “HiveModeration.com”, an online tool for detecting content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), has shown a high probability that the image was generated or modified through this technology.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fraud".
rationale
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.