Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A TikTok account named "albinkurti_kryeminister" has published a video today (April 12), featuring the image of the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Dardan Molliqaj.
The image appears to have been taken from a video published on the official "RTV Dukagjini" channel on Youtube with the title displayed "Habit Dardan Molliqaj: I am with Albin Kurti".
But, after checking the video material of "RTV Dukagjini", hibrid.info has found that the video in question is titled "Habit Dardan Molliqaj: I am with Albin Kurti if he does not form the Association", which testifies to the interventions in the detached image in the title part (see here).
Based on the comments on the video material on TikTok, hibrid.info assesses that the intervention in this case does not present it fully and gives a different meaning to Molliqaj's statement.
Link to the video material published on TikTok by the account "albinkurti_kryeminister":
https://www.tiktok.com/@albinkurti_kryeminister/photo/7356737702253022469
Screenshot from the video material published on the official Dukagjini television channel
While the published video material shows interference, hibrid.info has found that even the content of the authentic video material does not reflect the statement of the PSD leader.
Hibrid.info has come across another video material from the official "RTV Dukagjini" channel on Youtube, where Molliqaj's statement is presented, which in this case also corresponds to the title of the video (see here).
After verifying the content, it has been confirmed that the PSD leader has declared that he will support the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, if he announces a referendum on the issue of the Association of Serbian Municipalities.
Analyze:
The PSD leader's statement in a photograph is not presented in full.
Hibrid.info has confirmed that the image taken from the authentic video material has been tampered with, changing the meaning of the PSD leader's statement.
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.