The article titled "Kosovo Army will be equipped with 4 more helicopters, this donation from the American Army" was published by the dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "thenews48hr.com".
Hibrid.info has verified the facts in this article, confirming that the news is old, from 2020, while the title is fabricated.
After conducting research, hibrid.info managed to find the article published in real time (May 2020), at a time when the commander of the KSF, Rrahman Rama, had stated that in addition to armored equipment, the Kosovo Army is now considering creating an air fleet, equipping itself with helicopters.
So, this dubious portal has tried to present this news as current, falsely claiming in the headline that 4 helicopters are to be given to the Kosovo Army, as a donation from the US military.
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "thenews48hr.com":
The article with the false title was also shared on Facebook by the page "Gazeta Arbëria", which has over 150 thousand followers. (see here)
This is not the first time that this article has been distributed by dubious portals, as the same article was also published in October 2021, which was also verified by the hibrid.info staff. (see here)
From research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the article published in real time (May 26, 2020) in several online media in the Albanian language. (see here, here and here)
Analyze:
The dubious portal "thenews48hr.com" has published an old article, claiming to present it as current, giving it the false title that the Kosovo Army will be equipped with 4 helicopters, which will be a donation from the US Army.
After fact-checking analysis through the work methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "misinformation".
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.