Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A photograph of published, featuring Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) candidate, Bedri Hamza, has been interpreted as a sign of support from Rama for Hamza as Kosovo's prime minister.
The post was published yesterday (January 20) on TikTok by the account "xixa.05".
The truth?
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the claim is not based on facts.
The photo was taken from Bedri Hamza's Facebook account. On November 27, he wrote about meeting with Edi Rama on the occasion of the November 28 holiday.
"In Tirana, meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama for the great holiday of November 28. We stand united, as we have always been, to honor our heritage and to work together for our future. When Kosovo and Albania are well, all Albanians are #well, wherever they live!" Hamza wrote on Facebook on Post for the meeting with Rama. During his stay in Albania, Hamza also met with the President of Albania, Bajram Begaj (notification).
Hibrid.info, through online search engines, has not been able to find any article in which Rama has offered support for Hamza (see here).
The same claim was also published on November 28, 2024 by the account "partiademokratike88" on TikTok, which was also covered by hibrid.info. (see here)
Analyze:
The TikTok account "xixa.05" has published a photo of PDK's candidate for prime minister, Bedri Hamza, and Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, from a meeting on November 28.
Through this photo, this account, without providing any facts, claimed that Rama supports the PDK candidate for prime minister of Kosovo.
After conducting online research, hibrid.info has not found any articles published in the media about Rama's alleged support for Hamza or any other candidate.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this 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.