The article titled "Jovanovic: Serbia has lost Kosovo but with Albin as Prime Minister we will take it back" was published by the dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "banglarreporter.com".
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article has been confirmed to be completely fabricated, containing a false title, and tampering with the content.
After researching through search engines, Hibrid.info managed to find the authentic article with the interview of the Chairman of the Liberal Party in Serbia, Čedomir Jovanović, conducted by the Albanian television "Klan TV" on November 3, 2019. The article by "banglarreporter.com" used this news from 2019 to build the false claim.
In fact, Jovanović never mentioned Albin Kurti's name in this interview, but stated that Serbia has capitulated in Kosovo, that it has committed crimes there, but that a solution needs to be found.
Excerpt from the article published on the dubious portal "Banglarreporter.com":
Journalist: You said that Serbia capitulated in Kosovo… "Of course. The capitulation was the same as the Germans in '45 when they first capitulated to the Americans and then Zhukov arrived and told them to come again and they capitulated to the Russians too."
Jovanovic: Serbia has lost Kosovo, but with Albin as Prime Minister we will take it back
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "Banglarreporter.com":
Jovanović's full interview conducted on Klan TV on November 3, 2019 (here).
This fake news was also shared on Facebook by the page "Gazeta Aktive" which has over 90 thousand followers (see here).
The posting of this news on Facebook by the page "Gazeta Aktive", until the moment it was handled by hibrid.info, has managed to generate a high level of traffic. The level of interaction is:
- 41 REACTIONS
- 57 COMMENTS
- 16 DISTRIBUTION
Analyze:
The dubious portal "banglarreporter.com" has published an old interview with the Chairman of the Liberal Party of Serbia, Čedomir Jovanović, conducted by the Albanian television "Klan TV" on November 3, 2019.
The title and content of this article have been deliberately tampered with, falsely claiming that he said that with Albin Kurti as prime minister, Serbia will take back Kosovo."
From the check made by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this article contains a made-up title and fabricated content. Therefore, after analysis, the article in question receives the rating "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.