Online media in Kosovo have published an article, based on a claim by the vice president of the Organization of Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans (OVL-UCK), Nasim Haradinaj, who claims that the files of the Special Court for War Crimes in Kosovo may have "derived from the Israeli Intelligence Agency "Mossad", in exchange for recognition".
Haradinaj said this during the "Pressing" show on T7 television, during a debate that addressed the leak of evidence and testimony from this court.
Within the articles published by several portals, only this part of Haradinaj's conversation was cut out, as it seems that he had made this statement with cynicism and satire. After listening to the entire program, it is noticeable that this statement by the vice president of OVL-UCK was taken out of context, since he had previously said that he was saying some conspiracy theories, implying that he did not believe that statement.
However, in the articles distributed by the media, Haradinaj's tendency to satirize with this statement is never mentioned.
Original article published on gazetaexpress.com:
The Vice President of the Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans Organization, Nasim Haradinaj, said on T7's Pressing show that the leak of files from the Special Court could come as a gift from the Mossad intelligence agency.
And this is because, according to him, Israel recognized us as a state and this could be a gift to us.
"This could be the most important thing here. We have come to recognize Israel, it is possible that Mossad is giving us this gift," Haradinaj said.
He further explained that leaking information helps the defense.
"Leaking information helps us as a defense," Haradinaj said.
He also indicated that they have contacted lawyers who have been reluctant to see these documents.
"We have also contacted an accredited lawyer, but he said that I do not want to open the license," Haradinaj added..
Link to the article published on gazetaexpress.com:
Around minute 1:07 of the "Pressing" show, it can be seen how Haradinaj, before expressing this theory, declares that he is talking about a "conspiracy".
The same article was published in its entirety on several other online portals, thus treating it as a self-evident statement by Haradinaj.
Analyze:
After the analysis of hibrid.info, it is concluded that the deputy leader of the OVL-UCK, Nasim Haradinaj, previously emphasized that he was saying a conspiracy theory, with the tendency to satirize the topic of discussion in the debate. However, the same statement was treated by some media as his own opinion. In order not to create uncertainty in the public opinion and confusion about this sensitive topic, hibrid.info has decided to categorize this statement of Haradinaj as "satire", while the media reports about this news as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
Satire
The “Satire” rating includes content that uses premeditated news that uses satire to portray reality. This is also a way of reporting that is not problematic, if the media manages to argue that it is satirical content.
The purpose of including this assessment in the methodology is to indicate this type of content in situations where it can be claimed to be a genuine media report and when it becomes potentially harmful in the event of further transmission without being able to clearly explain that it is a satirical text. So in such cases, if a text fails to clarify that it has satirical content, it may be understood as genuine and, as a result, may create a wrong opinion in the audience. However, the media that publishes this type of content cannot be on one of the negative lists solely because of the publication of this type of content.
Disinformation
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.