Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A content (photo) was published on Facebook by the page "Moment Newspaper"(archive) in which the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, appears. The description of this content reads “President Osmani rejoices in the victory of VV”, while the caption reads “VJOSA OSMANI – VV’S VICTORY, FOR THE GOOD OF KOSOVO”.
What is the truth?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that Osmani never made such a statement.
Hibrid.info has searched online with the keywords "Vjosa Osmani: VV's victory, for the good of Kosovo", but the results do not show such a statement published in credible media. (here)
Hibrid.info has found the president's interview given for the show. Kosovo Kicks on television Clan of Kosovo, where she spoke generally about the importance of quickly establishing institutions, emphasizing that this is "for the good of Kosovo," without mentioning or commenting on the victory of the Vetëvendosje Movement in the December 28 elections.
Part of the interview
"Kosovo has truly wasted time, due to the failure to establish first the assembly and then the government during the year we are leaving behind. And now, the fact that we will have a government and an assembly constituted very soon is in the interest of Kosovo, for the good of Kosovo. And, I hope that immediately on that same day, the Assembly will begin or continue with other important work for Kosovo, such as the ratification of international agreements, the budget and other issues that are necessary for the functioning of our state", Osmani said in the interview for the show Kiks Kosova.
So, in no case has the country's leader mentioned the Vetëvendosje Movement, nor has she commented on this political entity's victory in the parliamentary elections held on December 28.
Analyze:
The claim that Vjosa Osmani commented on the LVV victory is false.
Fact-checking by hibrid.info confirmed that there is no statement by Osmani with the content "VV's victory, for the good of Kosovo", published in credible media.
The statement quoted in the post appears to have been taken out of context from an interview Osmani had given to the Kiks Kosova show, where she spoke in general terms about the importance of quickly establishing institutions, without mentioning or commenting on the victory of the Vetëvendosje Movement.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses 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.