A TikTok account named "mtrks25" published a video yesterday with footage of a military aircraft.
The caption of this video claims that the footage shows Turkish missiles that were donated to Kosovo.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the claim is false and that the footage depicts a Brazilian military aircraft.
Link to the post published on TikTok by the account "mtrks25":
In part of this video, a banner is seen that says EXPOAER 2023.
After research conducted through the automated program “InVID”, hibrid.info has confirmed that the footage was taken from a ceremony organized by the Brazilian Air Force in honor of their national hero Santos Dumont, where they exhibited military aircraft. (see here)
In addition to this fact, hibrid.info has managed to find on Youtube footage of the same military aircraft that is also presented by the account "mtrks25". (see here)
Description of the video material translated into Albanian:
FAB Air Base Event in Canoas RS: Gates open for people to visit and view military aircraft exhibits and other events such as the presentation of motorcycle acrobatics with the group Arte e Equilíbrio.
Analyze:
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the "mtrks25" account on TikTok has published footage of a Brazilian military aircraft, with the false claim that the footage depicts Turkish missiles donated to Kosovo.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.