Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image is published showing Rifat Jashari, brother of Adem Jashari, commander and founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), with the caption presenting a statement by him, through which it is alleged that he seeks support for the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
it CONTENT was published on Monday (December 22) by a Facebook account named "Luftari Spartak".
What is the truth?
After publishing this claim, Hibrid.info has not found any credible source that would confirm the alleged statement.
As of the time of writing, this content has received over 1,600 likes, over 300 comments, and over 200 shares.
Based on the content of the comments, it can be estimated that a portion of the audience may take the claim as true.
Hibrid.info has not found any accounts of Rifat Jashari on social networks, where his statement could be researched and verified (see here).
In addition, hibrid.info checked using the search engine "Google", with the keywords "Rifat Jashari supports Albin Kurti.", but the search results did not reveal any material that would confirm the alleged statement (see here).
To deepen the research, hibrid.info tried searching on Google with the keywords "rifat jashari", specifying the time of the published content (the last seven days), but even in this case it did not come across any source that confirms the claim in question (see here).
A similar search specifying the time of publication of the content was also conducted on the video distribution platform, “Youtube”. The search on this platform also did not result in content that proves the veracity of the statement (see here).
President Vjosa Osmani on November 20, he decided to dissolve the Assembly and announced December 28 as the date for early parliamentary elections. The campaign for these elections began on December 17 and ends on December 28 (06:59, here).
Analyze:
The claim that Rifat Jashari has expressed support for the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, is not true.
The content received significant interaction on Facebook, indicating that it may have been shared with a large number of users. Based on the comments, it is noted that some users may have taken the claim as true.
But, after verification, hibrid.info has not found any credible sources that would confirm this statement, neither on social networks nor in online searches through Google.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content 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.