The dubious portal "albposneës.com" has published an article claiming that Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandër Vulin has threatened, saying that "if the President gives the order, they are ready for war."
Hibrid.info has checked the facts of this article, which turns out to have a false title, which does not match the content in the text. Also, the news is old, which was published in 2018, and Vulin's statement found in the article was made after the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, adding that he is verifying the combat readiness of Serbian units.
This article with a false headline appears to have been deliberately published now, following recent developments regarding reciprocity with Serbia for vehicle license plates, following the decision taken by the Kosovo Government.
Text of the article published on "albposnews.com":
Serbia continues with threats: If the President gives the order, we are ready for war
This was stated today by Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, who is verifying the combat readiness of Serbian units in Raska, the closest city to the border with Kosovo.
"The Serbian army is ready and capable, materially and manned, well-armed and equipped to implement any order of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and state bodies in the defense of the territory."
Link to the article published on "albposnews.com":
This old news with a made-up title was also shared on Facebook by the "Gazeta Arbëria" page, which has nearly 50 thousand followers.
https://www.facebook.com/Gazeta66/posts/4125155947588845
Below you can find the link to the article published in real time (January 17, 2018), published by "koha.net", where it can be seen that Vulin's statement is about the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, and not about the threat of war, as falsely claimed in the title of the article published by "albposnews.com".
Analyze:
The dubious portal "albposneës.com" has published an old article, to which it has given a false title with the claim of presenting it as current, trying to connect it with the recent developments taking place in the north of the country, due to the establishment of reciprocity with Serbia for car license plates.
After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated as "misinformation".
Reasoning:
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 accuracy of information.