Clickbait content has dominated the misinformation ecosystem over the past week. They have been related to events such as the death of a journalist, the ban on wearing the religious garment "abaya", the suspension of a visa decision, and an incident with fatal consequences, for which the location of the events is not disclosed in the title.
The disinformation was related to the publication of images of several veiled girls, allegedly Albanian, with video material where it is alleged that the leader of the OVL-UÇK, Faton Klinaku, declared that he would rather kill Albin Kurti than Radojçiqi.
Error regarding the decision on paid parking in Pristina even after 19:00 PM.
False content on Facebook related to fabricated statements by Dua Lipa, allegedly saying that everyone knows the enemy's flag, and that she would never dream of holding the Serbian flag in her hand.
Scam on TikTok regarding a video claiming that a civilian plane has the inscription "Albin Kurti - Kosovo USA", and on Facebook with an image with data claiming that Berat Buzhala was part of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP).
Unverified content on an information portal claiming that the leader of the Serbian List, Goran Rakic, was seen in intimate scenes with a woman on a yacht.
disinformation
The Facebook page named “The Reis” has published an image on Facebook, with the caption “Albanian Hafez in Turkey”. The photo shows images of several veiled girls, who are claimed to be Albanian, but hibrid.info has confirmed that the claim shown in the caption is not correct. In fact, based on the findings, it becomes clear that the image shows several girls from the city of Sulaymaniyah – Iraq. (here)
TikTok accounts "shqiperietnike4" and "lagraqsaqi" have published video material claiming that the leader of the OVL-UÇK, Faton Klinaku, has declared that he would rather kill Albin Kurti than Radojçiqi. However, hibrid.info has found that the claim of the accounts in question is not true. Klinaku declared on his Facebook account that he would rather kill Albin Kurti than leave Kosovo. (here)
The suspicious portal named "promakale.com" has published an article titled "A scary creature appears in Berat, residents are terrified (Photo)". Hibrid.info has verified the facts and found that the published article is old news. So, the portal in question has tried to present as current, the news first published seven years ago (2016). (here)
Clickbait
The information portal "sot.com.al" has published an article regarding the death of a Greek journalist, but the title does not clarify who it is about. Hibrid.info, after verifying the facts presented in the content, has confirmed that the title does not clarify which country the journalist is from, therefore, as such, it is considered a generalizing title. (here)
The portal “gazeta-shqip.com” has published an article regarding the ban on wearing the religious garment “abaja” in all schools in France, but the title of the article does not specify which country has made this decision. From the data found on the medium in question, it is shown that the fact that this portal operates in Albania, may misinform readers that it is a decision made by the Ministry of Education in Albania. (here)
The medium “NTV Televizione” has published a video material, which reflects a report with a title that claims that there will be a suspension of the decision on visas. The title is also accompanied by a subtitle in which the statement of Milija Bisevac, a Serbian political activist, is given, who considers this decision to be correct. Hibrid.info has found that in both cases we are dealing with statements by the Serbian activist, interwoven in such a way that the reader misunderstands that it is about the suspension of the decision on visas for Kosovo. (here)
The portal “gazeta-shqip.com” has published an article regarding an event that occurred in the state of Egypt, but the title of the article does not specify in which country the event occurred. Based on the data found on the medium in question, it is shown that the fact that this portal operates in Albania may misinform readers that it is about an event that occurred in Albania. (here)
The information portal “Kosova-sot.info” has published an article about an incident that left a person dead after a train collision in England, but the location of the event is not specified in the title of the article. Since this information portal is registered in Kosovo and most of its readers are Albanian speakers, the title in question may misinform readers that the event took place in Kosovo. (ketu)
The information portal "ntv.al" has published an article titled "Caution! Police issue an alert: Dangerous murderer has escaped from prison". After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of the article is a generalization that does not clarify which country's police have made this call. (here)
error
Some information portals have incorrectly claimed that the decision on paid parking even after 19:00 also applies to Zone 2. However, after verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that currently this decision only applies to parking lots in Zone 1 (center), while such a decision is expected to come into force for Zone 2 in the meantime. (here)
Fake news
Several Facebook pages have published an image of Dua Lipa with the caption claiming that the Albanian singer has declared that everyone knows the enemy's flag. But hibrid.info has researched and found no credible facts or evidence that such a statement came from the singer. (here)
A Facebook page named "Gazeta Aktuale" has published an image of Dua Lipa with the caption claiming that the Albanian singer has stated that she would never dream of holding the Serbian flag in her hand. However, hibrid.info has researched and found no credible facts or evidence that such a statement came from the singer. (here)
The website “The Reis” has published an old edited photo that shows the planet Earth in a flat shape. Through this image, the aforementioned website falsely claims that the image was taken during India’s “Chandrayaan-3” mission to the Moon. (here)
Lies
The TikTok account named “fatmir764” published a video on August 28th in which it is claimed that a civilian plane has been inscribed with the words “Albin Kurti – Kosovo USA”. The video shows a civilian commercial plane parading on a runway, with the aforementioned inscription. However, hibrid.info has verified that the video in question has been edited using a “Deepfake” program/application. (here)
A Facebook page called “Me Vetëvendosje-n” has published an image with data, which claims that Berat Buzhala, journalist and director of the Nacionale portal, was part of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP). However, hibrid.info, using the automated online program “InVid”, has found the authentic images, in which it appears that the author has interfered, presenting inconsistent data about the journalist Buzhala. (here)
Unverified content
Several Albanian-language news portals have published an article claiming that the leader of the Serbian List, Goran Rakić, was seen in intimate scenes on a yacht. The article is based on a Facebook post from a profile named “Дражан Стојковић”, who published a photo showing a bald man with glasses (referring to him as one of the leaders of the Kosovo Serbs) in intimate moments with a woman on a yacht, whom the news portals claim is Goran Rakić. However, after verifying the facts, it was found that the man in the photo was not Goran Rakić, but Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. (here)