The information portal "ntv.al" published yesterday (February 26) an article titled "Serbia to be occupied/ Expert has a message for Kurti".
While the content of this article does not contain such a statement from Austrian economist, Gunther Fehlinger.
After research through online search engines, conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the claim made in the title of this portal is not true and that Fehlinger had not stated anything like that.
Link to the article published by the portal "ntv.al":
Hibrid.info has found the original article published on the information portal "botasot.info", which states that Gunther Fehlinger had made a statement to this online medium regarding the much-discussed decision to ban the dinar. (see here)
Although the headline of "ntv.al" claims that the Austrian economist Fehlinger had given him an order saying "Serbia should be invaded", this claim is unfounded, since nothing of the kind is found in his statement.
Fehlinger has shown the damage that could come if there is a war against the euro, but at no point does he state that Serbia should be invaded.
"If Serbia then starts waging war against Kosovo for the euro, this will be the first war for the euro and it will be the last war that Serbia will start because we will have to defend European Kosovo against Russian Serbia and Serbia will be defeated, occupied and re-educated, just like West Germany after World War II."", He said.
Hibrid.info has previously covered an article related to Gunther Fehlinger for his predictions about war in Kosovo and Bosnia, as he was referred to as a security expert, but in fact, after research by hibrid.info, it has been proven that he is an economist. (see here)
Analyze:
Through the headline, the information portal "ntv.al" claims that Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger has sent a message saying "Serbia should be occupied".
However, hibrid.info has found Fehlinger's statement and has proven that this claim is unfounded, as he has not stated anything like that.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Manipulation of facts".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.