Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a photograph showing the president of Yugoslavia from 1953-1980, Josip Broz Tito, with several people, it is claimed that one of them is Ibrahim Gacaferi, the father of the candidate for MP from the LVV-Lista Guxo-Alternativa coalition, Luan Gacaferi.
This claim was published on Facebook by the pages “Universal”And“Plus Media", and then it was distributed in a group called "Diaspora with PDK".
What is the truth?
The photo published by the aforementioned sites bears the caption: "A rare photo of Ibrahim Gacaferi in the UDB uniform, the father of Luan Gacaferi of VV."
But, after fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was proven that this claim is false.
How did we get to the truth?
Hibrid.info, using the automated program "InVID", has managed to find the same photo published on the "Pinterest" platform, and in the description of this photo are also the names of the people seen near Tito. (see here)
The person claimed by the aforementioned sites to be Ibrahim Gacaferi is actually a Macedonian general named Mihailo Apostolski. (see photo below)
Hibrid.info has researched about Apostoloski, and that the findings show that after World War II he was one of the military leaders of The new Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
This photograph has also been used in many other articles in Serbian, but none of them mentions Ibrahim Gaceferi's name. (see here, here and here)
The caption of this photo, in Serbian, reads: "Tito with the war generals in Dedinje, archive photo.
Analyze
A photo of Tito with several generals has been published, claiming that one of them is Ibrahim Gacaferi, the father of the candidate for MP from the LVV-Lista Guxo-Alternativa coalition, Luan Gacaferi.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the person in question was a Macedonian general, Mihailo Apostolski.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
rationale
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.