Wrote: Endrit Berisha
Through a video publication on the social media TikTok, it has been claimed that the footage shows military equipment being sent from the United States of America (USA) towards Kosovo.
"READY FOR KOSOVO IS COMING THANKS TO THE USA" is the caption that the account "fskkosova2024" put on the publication made on September 1.
What's wrong with this publication?
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the footage was taken during preparations for a military parade, organized in Slovakia to mark the 80th anniversary of the Slovak military uprising during World War II.
Link to the publication of "fskkosova2024" on TikTok:
How was it found that it was not about equipment going to Kosovo?
The TikTok video at the end shows a device with the flag of Slovakia. On this suspicion, through several sequences of the video in question, hibrid.info has managed to find material in online search engines (see here and here) that prove that it is about preparations for a military parade in Slovakia.
Furthermore, hibrid.info has confirmed that on August 29th a ceremony was organized in Banska Bystrica to mark the 80th anniversary of the military uprising (see here and here). The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, also published his speech given at this ceremony on August 29 (see here"In Banska Bystrica we honored and remembered the heroes of the SNP (Slovak National Uprising). We always keep in our minds the message of victory...", he wrote on Facebook.
Hibrid.info has also failed to find any news from credible sources of information that military equipment is coming to Kosovo from America. (Search with the words: “Equipment from America to Kosovo")
The Slovak National Uprising, also known as the SNP, took place in 1944. At that time, the army rebelled against Germany and the collaborationist regime. The uprising began on August 29, 1944 and is considered one of the largest uprisings against Nazism and its allies in Europe (Details Wikipedia).
Analyze:
The account named "fskkosova2024" on TikTok published a video on September 1st in which it claimed that military equipment is coming to Kosovo from America.
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the footage was taken from the preparations of the Slovak Army for a parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the military uprising during World War II.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim 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.