The information portal "ntv.al" published yesterday (February 20) an article with the title ""Signed on February 27th/ Kurti on the agreement with Serbia".
Hibrid.info has verified the facts that based on this headline, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has declared that the agreement with Serbia will be signed on February 27.
The content of this article suggests that Prime Minister Kurti has expressed willingness to sign the agreement in the near future.
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 by "ntv.al":
Kurti's statements from the "ntv.al" article:
"If they call us to sign the agreement, I will definitely go. I have shown myself to be constructive and dedicated even when they called us to Brussels, and the round of talks cannot be said to have been successful," declared Kurti, even though he himself said in the General Council of the Vetëvendosje Movement that the Agreement reached in Brussels is Kosovo's greatest diplomatic result.
"I am doing this for the EU, but I am also doing it because we need to have normal relations with Serbia. As for me, these would have been normalized last year, but if it was not done in February and March 2023, it could be done in February and March 2024, why not," Kurti told reporters.
Hibrid.info has also researched articles from other Albanian-language media that confirm Kurti's statement, showing his readiness and hope for signing the agreement as soon as possible (see here and here).
Meanwhile, from the deeper research of hibrid.info, a statement was found by the spokesperson of the European Commission (EC), Peter Stano, who stated to the Serbian news agency "Beta" that a new round of talks in Brussels between Kosovo and Serbia is not expected, which indicates that the signing of the agreement is not expected on the date claimed in the title of the article of the portal "ntv.al" (see here).
Analyze:
The claim in the title of an article published by "ntv.al", that Prime Minister Kurti has stated that the agreement with Serbia will be signed on February 27, is not sustainable.
The content of this article makes it clear that he has expressed his readiness to sign the agreement. Kurti's statement has also been confirmed by reports in other media.
Likewise, the statement of the EC spokesperson, Peter Stano, who has ruled out the possibility of a new round of dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, refutes the claim published in the headline.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article 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.