Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A video has been published on social networks with the caption claiming that Prime Minister Albin Kurti has declared that Kosovo and Turkey have signed an agreement for the fighter jet, "Kizilelma".
The video was published yesterday (May 4) on TikTok by the account named "gladiatorkosova1".
The truth?
Prime Minister Kurti has not stated that such an agreement has been reached.
Link to the video material published by the "gladiatorkosova1" account on TikTok:
The same video was also published by another TikTok account.Fatmir764" (see here).
However, hibrid.info has found that in Prime Minister Kurti's public statements, it was not announced that the alleged agreement had been reached.
In a Facebook status post on his official account, Kurti announced his visit to the Turkish defense and aviation industry company, "Baykar", and said that he had seen up close the prototype of this company's unmanned combat aircraft, named Kizilelma (see here).
While in the direct question regarding the purchase of these flyers, published on the Facebook page of the Albanian-language content portal, “Raporto24.com”, Prime Minister Kurti did not confirm the reaching of any agreement for the purchase of these flyers and added that any developments regarding this issue will be discussed later (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that Prime Minister Albin Kurti has announced the signing of an agreement for the purchase of Kizilelma aircraft between Kosovo and Turkey is untrue.
Kurti's public statements have not confirmed the signing of the alleged agreement.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the 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.