Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A video showing several people near computers connected to multiple phones was published by the Albanian-language content site "Audionur" on Facebook.
This page has captioned this content "This is how the "Decan Cross Group" works - Why are there so many comments and insults on the imams' videos?! This is the method of how those Heartless Robots function!"
What did hibrid.info find about this video?
After research, hibrid.info has found that this video material has been circulating on the internet since June 29th and that based on its description, it is said to depict a group of Chinese people manipulating votes online.
Link to the post published on Facebook by the "Audionur" page:
https://www.facebook.com/studioaudionur/videos/1400623227283855/?rdid=RKtf5MjXcjhuZmYT
After research conducted through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info has managed to find the video material published on the American platform "Imgur.com". (see here)
Description of the video material, translated into Albanian:
A Chinese click farm where vote manipulation occurs online.
Based on data from the search engine “TinEye.com”, this video has been circulating on the internet since June 29, 2024. (see here)
context
The claim made by the "Audionur" account, referring, as it is said, to the functioning of the "Decan Cross Group", is related to the "Movement for the Voluntary Abandonment of the Islamic Religion".
The announcement of the creation of this "movement" was made on October 21, 2023, by journalist Zeqir Mehmetaj on his Facebook account. (see here)
Analyze:
Through a video showing several people near several computers, which are connected to a large number of phones, it was claimed that this is how the "Deçan Cross Group" operates, making offensive comments in the videos of imams.
Hibrid.info found that the people in the video are Chinese and the caption of the content states that they manipulate votes online.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim 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.