The dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "haberreport.xyz" has published an article claiming that Xhavit Haliti has been summoned by the Special Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
Hibrid.info has verified the facts in this article, and after conducting research, has found that this news is old, which was published on November 11, 2020.
But, even then, this article, which was published by several online media outlets in Albanian, was not accurate, as Halit's statement given to ABC News television in Albania was taken out of context.
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "haberreport.xyz":
This article was also shared today (January 31) on Facebook by the “Gazeta Click” page, where it managed to gather a large number of comments and reactions. (see here)
Hibrid.info has found several online media outlets that at the time had incorrectly reported that Haliti had stated that he had received an invitation from the Special Court. (see here and here)
In a November 2020 interview with ABC News, Haliti said he expects to be interviewed by the Special Court, but no date has been set. (see here)
Part of the interview
Have you been summoned to be interviewed by the Special Court?
– I have not been interviewed by the Special Court and I expect to be interviewed.
Do you have a set time?
-No, no!
After some media outlets took Haliti's statement out of context, his and the Democratic Party of Kosovo's reaction was immediate, denying the news regarding the invitation from the Special Court. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The dubious portal "Haberreport.xyz" has published an old and inaccurate article, which was published on November 11, 2020, claiming that Xhavit Haliti had received an invitation from the Special Court.
Hibrid.info has verified the facts in this article and, after conducting research, it has been confirmed that the news is old and inaccurate, as Halit's interview with ABC News on November 11, 2020, was taken out of context by several online media outlets.
Haliti and the PDK political entity immediately reacted by denying the news about the invitation from the Special Court.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by Hibrid.info, this article is rated 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.