Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
It is alleged that Kosovo's Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has decided to allocate 100 euros to each citizen of Kosovo for the end-of-year holidays.
This claim was pUBLIC on December 6 in the form of a post on TikTok from the account "Albanian god".
The truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been proven that this claim is false. Such a decision has not been found published in any official source.
Hibrid.info has researched in Kurti's official Facebook page, which shows that there is no such decision announced by Kurti. (see here)
Not even on the website. Ministry of Finance, which in this case is the competent authority, in the “news” section, there is no decision on the “allocation of 100 euros to each citizen”. (see here)
Hibrid.info has searched on Google with the keywords "Kurti makes a decision to allocate 100 euros to each citizen of Kosovo", but the results do not show any information published in the media or credible sources. (see here)
This content on TikTok, as of the writing of this article, has managed to receive over 490 thousand views, collect over 300 comments and nearly 10 thousand likes. (see here)
Analyze:
The claim that Kurti has made a decision to distribute 100 euros to every citizen of Kosovo is false.
Such a decision has not been announced by Kurti, nor by the Ministry of Finance, which in this case is the competent authority.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.