Wrote: Festim Rizanaj
On May 14, 2025, the Serbian-language media outlet "Informer" (informer.rs) published an article which alleged that the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, had organized former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) to prevent the arrival in Pristina of the head of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for War Crimes, Ekaterina Trendafilova.
The KLA's Organization of War Veterans (OVL) protested against Trendafilova's arrival, throwing black smoke at the location where the media conference was scheduled.
What is being claimed and what happened?
The Serbian media article claims that Kurti has organized former KLA members to prevent the arrival in Pristina of the head of the Specialized Chambers, Ekaterina Trendafilova.
In fact, on Wednesday, Trendafilova had announced a press conference in Pristina at 12:00. At the same time and place, the KLA War Veterans Organization also gathered, expressing opposition to her visit.
Despite the announcement of a conference, the event turned into a protest, where black smoke was thrown as a sign of revolt. The chairman of the OVL-UÇK stated that Trendafilova brings only negative consequences for Kosovo. Representatives of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) also participated in the protest, who expressed support for the organizations that emerged from the war. (here)
The facts show that there is no evidence linking Kurti to the organization of this protest against the arrival of the President of the Specialist Chambers, Ekaterina Trendafilova. The protest was organized independently by the veterans themselves, who have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with the court and Trendafilova's visit.
Meanwhile, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers' Specialist Office announced that Trendafilova's planned press conference on May 13, 2025 was canceled for security reasons, following protests by war veterans who used smoke bombs to prevent it (here).
According to this official announcement, the cancellation of the event was a consequence of the unrest on the ground and not the result of any political interference by the incumbent government.
Analyze:
The Serbian portal "Informer.rs" published an article claiming that the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, had organized former KLA members to prevent the arrival in Pristina of the head of the Specialized Chambers, Ekaterina Trendafilova.
However, the facts show that the protest was organized independently by the KLA War Veterans Organization, with no evidence linking Kurti to this action.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info considers this claim to be "misinformation".
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.