Wrote: Endrit Berisha
Through a video material with photographs, it has been claimed that 5000 long weapons have just arrived in Kosovo for the Kosovo Police special unit.
The content was published on Friday (May 24) by the account named “informohusaktehkorrekt” on TikTok.
"Kosovo Government: 5000 long guns for the special unit have just arrived!" and "Police like in the EU" are the descriptions used in the material, which shows photographs of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, and the Director of Police, Gazmend Hoxha, with long guns.
But what's wrong with this content?
After verification, it turns out that the photos were published on January 12 by Minister Sveçla on Facebook. (see here). In his post, Sveçla did not provide figures on how many long weapons the Kosovo Police has been supplied with.
Link to the post of “informohusaktehkorrekt” on TikTok:
The material also appears to have been taken from other TikTok accounts, which had published the content in January, after Sveçla's announcement. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The account named "informohusaktedhekorrekt" on TikTok published a video with several photographs on May 24th, claiming that 5000 long weapons for the special police unit have just arrived in Kosovo.
After verification, it turns out that the photos were published at the beginning of the year (January 12) when the Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, announced the supply.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this content as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.