Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
via a post on TikTok, it has been claimed that US senators and the US State Department have stated that they do not have time to deal with Kosovo's Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, and that the citizens of Kosovo must choose between East or West.
The claim was published on January 16 by the account named “kosovatoday.info_1". The post includes a photo of the US State Department building and the caption above the photo.
What's wrong with the claim?
After verifying the facts, it turns out that the claim is not based on facts. Hibrid.info used the online search engine “Google” to search for the claim. The results did not find any articles or credible sources of information about the claim.
The same applies if it is requested for Latest positions of US senators on Kosovo.
Hibrid.info has asked for the latest publicly expressed positions by American institutions. US Embassy in Kosovo, January 15 RESPONDED for the closure of Serbian parallel structures in Kosovo, saying that it was an uncoordinated action by the Kosovo Government and "undermines Kosovo's aspirations to join the Euro-Atlantic community."
On January 10, the US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, visited Kosovo and met with Kosovo leaders. In an interview for KohaVisionVerma described the meetings with the president and the prime minister as "very good".
While on January 17, this embassy CONGRATULATED Kosovo became the 29th country to adopt the Washington Principles on Best Practices for Nazi-Confiscated Art.
Analyze:
The claim that US senators and the US State Department have stated that they do not have time to deal with the Prime Minister of Kosovo and that citizens must choose between East or West is not based on facts.
Hibrid.info, using the online search engine "Google", has not found any facts that support this claim.
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.