Content is circulating on social media Facebook, claiming that Croatian President Zoran Milanović has spoken about Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
In these contents, it is alleged that he stated that "Kosovo has a prime minister (Albin Kurti) who strongly defends the interests of his country."
The claim was found published by sites like "Minuti Newspaper","Today's Voice", as well as from the official website of the information portal "KosovaPost.net".
The truth?
After fact-checking, conducted online by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this claim is false. Milanović has not made such a statement about Kurti.
Hibrid.info has searched through the search engine “Google” to find content related to the publication under consideration. However, although it has been searched in different forms and languages, such as Albanian, Croatian, Serbian and English, with the keywords “Zoran Milanovic Albin Kurti","zoran milanović said yes yes you are kosovo prime minister albin kurti","zoran milanovic about kosovo prime minister albin kurti", and similar, no credible source has been found that has published such a claim.
Milanović on December 13, 2024 received Kurti, who was on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia.
in the official website of the Croatian presidency It was said that at that meeting, among other things, they confirmed the excellent relations between the two friendly countries, Croatia and Kosovo. While Milanović reiterated that all conditions for statehood and full international recognition of Kosovo have been met, and that Kosovo should be recognized especially by all members of the European Union that have not yet done so.
However, in no case is there any concrete statement of praise from Milanović for Kurti, as claimed in the Facebook post.
Analyze
Through a post circulating on Facebook, it is claimed that the President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, has praised the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, emphasizing that he strongly defends the country's interests.
Verification of the facts shows that such a statement was not made, at least publicly, by Milanović. Searches in several languages and sources do not reveal any credible evidence supporting this claim.
Although the two leaders met during Kurti's official visit to Croatia in 2024 and discussed relations between the two countries, there is no public statement in which the Croatian president has made such an assessment of Kurti.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
rationale
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.