Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
It was claimed that yesterday (August 21) singer Sabri Fejzullahu died after a serious illness.
This claim was published on the social media TikTok by the account named "aridonii01".
The truth?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, a news story with such a claim was not found published in any credible source.
Link to the post published on TikTok by the account "aridonii01":
In this post published by the aforementioned account, the logo of the official Facebook page of Klan Kosova television was also included.
Hibrid.info has researched this page regarding this claim, but such content does not appear to have been published on the “KlanKosova” page. (see here)
Even during a Google search, no article published by credible sources was found that proves such a thing. (see here)
Even on the official account of singer Sabri Fejzullahu's son, Ermal, there is no announcement of his "death". (see here)
Also, there are no official announcements about such a claim, which are common in such cases, knowing that the singer in question is a public figure.
The TikTok post, as of the writing of this article, has managed to accumulate over 50 thousand views, and over 100 comments. (see here)
Analyze:
The TikTok account "aridonii01" falsely claimed that singer Sabri Fejzullahu died yesterday (August 21).
After research conducted by hibrid.info, no such information was found in credible sources.
Such an announcement was not made even by Ermal Fejzullahu, who is the singer's son.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.