On November 8, a video was published by a website called "Ledion Media", which presents Beiranë Musfatë's account of the murder of her father, former political activist, Xhemajl Mustafa.
However, in this video, several interventions with inscriptions are seen, through which it is claimed that the former political leader of the KLA and former President, Hashim Thaçi, with, as it is written, the company "Thaci & Co", is responsible for the murder of Xhemajl Mustafa.
As can be seen in this publication, the video was shot on another occasion, while the montage with the captions was done later, by a third party.
Video publication on the "Ledion Media" Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/483565998392490/videos/1081734612282879/
The authenticity of this video has been contested by Xhemajl Mustafa's daughter, who said through her Facebook profile:
I wanted to inform you that I am not part of this material. These are some excerpts from my public statements, which have been edited for propaganda purposes. For clarification, I wanted to inform you that I have never made public accusations against anyone. The last word on the murder of my parent should be said by the justice system.
https://www.facebook.com/beriane.mustafa/posts/10158115949078520
This post uses parts of several film materials that present the story of Xhemajl Mustafa's daughter, Beriana. Hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic video of the second part of this post, which features footage from the anniversary of the death of this political activist on November 23, 2017, and his daughter's statement.
Video of the anniversary of the death of Xhemajl Mustafa published on kosovapress.com:
Analyze:
The investigations into the murder of Xhemajl Mustafa and other political murders and attempted murders of the post-war period in Kosovo have been ongoing for some time. So far, many witnesses have been questioned in several court proceedings, but the perpetrators of these murders have not been found. The motive for these criminal acts has also not been clarified. The murders of former LDK activists have also been investigated by international justice and order missions, such as the EULEX mission, which are expected to be dealt with in the Special Court. However, no individual has ever been singled out for their murder, let alone a political or public figure, as alleged in the video published by this suspicious Facebook page (Ledion Media). This publication manipulates the facts provided by Berianë Mustafa, giving them a different direction through the caption in the post and those in the video. It is also categorized as misinformation and fake news, as it presents untrue claims.
Reasoning:
- The evaluation as "Manipulation of facts" is given to those media reports that use facts known to be correct, but interpret them in a distorted way. These reports typically use inaccurate information to draw inaccurate conclusions or claims, thereby misdirecting consumers' conclusions of media content in relation to the actual meaning of the facts presented.
- 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.
- The “Fake News” rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.