Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
Through a TikTok post, it was claimed that the Government has decided to allocate "even 100 euros for pensioners and children up to 16 years old."
The claim was made in the form of a caption on a post from the account. “fbi3039” on TikTok on February 24.
What's wrong with this claim?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this news is old, falsely presented as a current decision by the Government of Kosovo.
In the photo published on TikTok, the portal's logo is visible.Report24.com". After research by hibrid.info, it was found that this news is old, published on December 22, 2024, at a time when Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, during a press conference had announced the allocation of 100 euros for pensioners and all children aged 0 to 16. (see here)
Hibrid.info has researched the official websites of Government of Kosovo and that of Ministry of Finance, where it is noted that there has been no decision made in recent days to allocate 100 euros to pensioners and children up to 16 years of age, as falsely claimed in the post published on TikTok.
Analyze:
Through a post on TikTok at the end of February, it was claimed that the Kosovo Government had made a decision to allocate 100 euros each to pensioners and children up to the age of 16.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the news is old, which was republished, apparently, with the intention of presenting it as a current decision by the Government of Kosovo.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this post as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.