Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a post, it was claimed that the General Council of the Vetëvendosje Movement has decided to engage hacker groups from North Macedonia and Hungary to produce propaganda against the opposition in Kosovo and against America.
Ky The claim in the form of a post was published on TikTok by the account "bennymcbogi" dated October 7, to which a photograph is attached.
What did hibrid.info find?
After conducting online research, hibrid.info has confirmed that such a claim has not been found published by any credible media outlet, while the photograph was taken from the meeting of the General Council of the Vetëvendosje Movement held on October 5.
Hibrid.info has researched through the online search engine "Google" regarding this claim, but the same has not been found published by any credible source. (see here)
Also, through the automated program “InVID”, it was confirmed that the photo used in the post published on Facebook was taken from the meeting of the General Council of the Vetëvendosje Movement held on October 5. (see here)
Screenshot from the video published on Youtube by the "KosovaPress" channel
Analyze:
The claim that LVV has decided to hire hackers to produce propaganda against the opposition in Kosovo and against America is false.
This was confirmed after research conducted online by hibrid.info. Such a claim has not been found published by any credible source.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.