Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An article is published with a statement by Richard Grenell, the former special representative of the United States of America (US) for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia during the first term of US President Donald Trump, in the title of which it is claimed that Grenell has also been elected as number 2 in the US.
The text titled "Richard Grenell elected number 2 in the US: Important steps have been taken in withdrawing Serbia from Russian influence" was published today (July 10) on the television portal "ntv.al", whose Facebook page has more than 170 thousand followers (see here).
But, hibrid.info has found that there is no official decision assigning Grenell any position in the US administration.
Link to the article published by the portal "ntv.al":
The content refers to statements by former Ambassador Grenell, in an article in the British newspaper "Financial Times" (see here).
Contrary to the title, hibrid.info has found that the content of the article published on "ntv.al" does not provide information indicating that Grenell has taken any position in the US, except for the part where it is indicated that he is being considered as a possible secretary of state if Donald Trump wins a second term to lead the White House. Which indicates a discrepancy between the information provided in the title and the content.
Part of the article content:
Richard Grenell, the controversial diplomat who served as the United States' (US) special representative for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia during the first term of US President Donald Trump, considered for the "Financial Times" that they have taken "significant steps" in withdrawing Serbia from the influence of Russia and China.
"I believe we have taken important steps in pulling Serbia away from the influence of Russia and China in order to be closer to the US. I also recognize that more needs to be done, and I am committed to doing just that," said Grenell, who has been considered a potential secretary of state if Donald Trump wins a second term in office.
Hibrid.info's searches have found the same identical content of this informative article, published yesterday (June 9) in the medium "albanianpost.com", but with a different title "Grenell: Important steps have been taken in withdrawing Serbia from Russia's influence". The news published on "albanianpost.com" also has the name of the author of this text published (see here).
To confirm that Grenell has not been appointed to any position in US institutions, hibrid.info has researched using the "Google" search engine, where based on the results displayed, the claim presented in the title of the content discussed is not confirmed. (here)
Also, given the fact that Richard Grenell is known as a politician who maintains close ties to former President Donald Trump, hibrid.info has added the information that the US presidential elections, for which Trump also ran, will be held on November 5 of this year, which means that Grenell's political future may depend on the outcome of these elections (see here).
Analyze:
The claim in the title of an article that former ambassador to President Trump's administration in the US, Richard Grenell, has been chosen as the number 2 in the US, is incorrect.
Hibrid.info has found that the content of the article under discussion and research into reliable sources do not confirm the claim.
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