A TikTok account named "mrgame.ks" published a video yesterday with an image that appears to show a car in an accident near a train.
The photograph is captioned with a claim that a tragic accident occurred in Kosovo Polje between a car and a train, resulting in the deaths of two people.
After verification by hibrid.info, the alleged event was confirmed, but only with material consequences.
Link to the video material published by the account "mrgame.ks":
The claim was verified using search engines and articles from several media outlets were found, which reported on an accident in the industrial area in Fushë-Kosovo on January 5, but no news of deaths was found in the same media outlets (see here, here, here and here).
All media referenced by hibrid.info had as their source a statement by the Kosovo Police spokesperson for the Pristina region, Flora Ahmeti.
Statement by the Kosovo Police spokesperson for the Pristina region, Flora Ahmeti:
"Today at around 08:00 we received information about a traffic accident in the industrial area in Pristina. A train and a vehicle were involved in this accident. As a result of the accident, only material damage was caused."
Analyze:
A TikTok account has published a video showing an accident in Kosovo Polje, which allegedly killed two people.
Hibrid.info has verified that the accident caused only material consequences, with no deaths or injuries.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.