The article titled "Milosevic's loyalist says Serbia should recognize Kosovo's independence - Here are the details", was published today (September 7) by the dubious Albanian-language portal "Pronews20.com".
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that this article contains a false title, which does not correspond to the content.
The content includes the statement of former Serbian Foreign Minister Vladislav Jovanović, who stated that the two new diplomats sent by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Jens Plettner and Emanuel Bonn, appear as a direct form of pressure, that is, to be crowned with the recognition of Kosovo by Serbia.
So, Jovanovic did not say that "Serbia should recognize Kosovo", as claimed in the title of the article published by the dubious portal "Pronews20.com".
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "Pronews20.com":
The article with the false title was also shared today (September 7) on Facebook by the “Post Lajme” page, which has over 16 followers. (see here)
This statement by the former Serbian foreign minister has been published and translated in several online media outlets in Kosovo. (see here and here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article with Jovanovic's statement published in the Serbian media "Novosti.rs".
"The two new diplomats sent by Macron and Scholz appear as a direct form of pressure, i.e. an invasion that must be crowned with the recognition of the so-called Kosovo," Jovanovic said, among other things.
Analyze:
The dubious portal "Pronews20.com" has published an article with a statement by former Serbian Foreign Minister Vladislav Jovanović, who said that the two new diplomats sent by Macron and Scholz appear as a direct form of pressure on Serbia to recognize Kosovo.
Meanwhile, this dubious portal has given this article a false title claiming that Jovanovic said that Serbia should recognize Kosovo's independence.
After fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info rates this article as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.