The information portal "ntv.al" published yesterday (March 11) an article with the title "KFOR sends dinars to Kosovo/The British leave".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been determined that the title of this article does not match the content.
The content is understood to mean that the State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense in Serbia, Nemanja Starović, speaking about the dinar issue in Kosovo, stated that KFOR could temporarily take responsibility for transporting money to supply the bank.
Given the importance of the title in the structure of an article (here), the discrepancy between the information provided in the title and what is shown in the content, in this case can be understood as a tendency to manipulate readers, who may take the information presented in the title for granted.
Link to the article published on the information portal "ntv.al":
After research conducted by hibrid.info, Starović's interview with the "Voice of America" in the Bosnian language service was found. (see here)
Starović, asked about the decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo (CBK) to make the euro the sole legal currency in Kosovo, responded by appealing to international partners to react according to the system of urgent measures - ad hoc, which according to him should be done so that money can be transported in the same way as in the previous twenty-five years.
He also said that he believes that KFOR could temporarily take responsibility for transporting the money.
"That work is carried out by a British company, which is licensed in Pristina. If there is no one else to provide it, what I said the other day – is that I believe that KFOR, at least temporarily, could take responsibility for transporting the money to supply the Postal Savings Bank," Starovic told Voice of America.
The Office for Kosovo in the Serbian Government announced on Monday that the Post Bank of Serbia has opened four makeshift bank branches near border crossings with Kosovo, where, according to it, Kosovo Serbs can withdraw their income from the Serbian state. (see here (article published by Radio Free Europe)
So, as can be seen, in no case has KFOR taken responsibility for the transportation of money (dinar) to Kosovo, as presented in the title of the "ntv.al" article.
Analyze:
The claim in the title of an article published by "ntv.al", which states that KFOR brings dinars to Kosovo, is not sustainable.
The published information is based on a statement by the State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense in Serbia, Nemanja Starović, who said that KFOR could temporarily take responsibility for transporting money to supply the Postal Savings Bank.
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.