Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A photo has been published on the social network TikTok, which claims to show the former president of the former Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito,, along with the father of Serbia's Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic, and the father of Kosovo's acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
This photo with this claim was published on Tuesday (August 12) by the account "ajbat.ch".
The truth?
After verification conducted by hibrid.info, it turns out that the people seen in the photograph next to Tito are not those claimed by this account.
After research conducted online through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info found that this photo was published in 2020 in a Facebook group called "Albanian Vintage Photography, people, cities, culture and history” from playwright Kosovar, Neziraj lives.
Description of the photo published by Neziraj:
Belgrade, 1952 – Tito with a group from Kosovo, citizens and political activists of the time, among them Didare Dukagjini, Xhavit Nimani, Alush Gashi and Rame Kapllan Nikçi (this one in national dress). It would be interesting if we could identify the others.
In addition to this fact, hibrid.info has researched further, confirming that on Tito's right arm in the photograph, there was Xavit Nimani (former Chairman of the Presidency of the Kosovo Province), and not Ivica Dacic's father, Desimir Dacic, as claimed by the aforementioned account.
Meanwhile, the other person who is claimed to be Albin Kurti's father, Zaimi, turns out to be Ramë Kapllan Nikçi, founder and leader of the 'Rugova' Folklore Ensemble.
Why is this content being treated?
By researching through online search engines, hibrid.info found that this falsely claimed photo was also published in 2023 on Facebook by a page called KLA – Kosovo Liberation Army.
Meanwhile, on February 5, 2025, this photograph was also found and published on the website under false pretenses. portal in the language Serbian in Facebook "TD portal".
Photographic content accompanied by such false claims is occasionally circulated and republished on social media.
Analyze:
A photo was published on TikTok claiming that Josip Broz Tito appeared with the father of Serbia's Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic, and the father of Kosovo's acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
Verification by hibrid.info confirmed that the people in the photo are other historical figures from Kosovo, including Xhavit Nimani and Ramë Kapllan Nikçi.
The falsely claimed photo was previously shared on Facebook in 2023 in Albanian, and in February 2025 in Serbian.
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.