Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through one publishing on TikTok It has been claimed that US President Donald Trump has announced a phone conversation with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, welcoming him to the White House. It has also been claimed that Trump has dismissed Richard Grenell, the newly appointed envoy for special missions.
The publication was made by the account "pograddeccii" on February 5. The photograph in which this claim is written shows President Trump and Prime Minister Kurti.
The truth?
After verifying the facts, it appears that US President Donald Trump has not announced a phone conversation with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Likewise, Grenell has not been dismissed from his new position.
The caption on the material published on TikTok:
"The Latest News"
Kosovo is shocked. Trump confirms that a few minutes ago he spoke on the phone with Albin Kurti, where he welcomed him to the White House, and also dismissed Genelli for a fake news story that was spread.
Europe is shaking, what is happening.."
The publication, up to the moment of treatment by hibrid.info, has received over 1850 likes and over 260 comments.
Hibrid.info used the online search engine to research news related to the allegations on TikTok. With the simple search “Donald Trump – Albin Kurti"Only articles that show the post of the US President's son, Donald Trump Jr., who shared Richard Grenell's publication, criticizing Kurti, are displayed. So no article appears in credible media or on any social platform, in which the Trump-Kurti phone conversation is announced.
Hibrid.info has also verified President Trump's official social media pages and has not found any recent announcements related to Kurti.
Nor is the claim that Trump fired Grenell. In fact, he took over as the United States special envoy for foreign policy this week. The executive order was signed by Trump himself, who praised Grenell. (see here)
Analyze:
The claim on TikTok that US President Donald Trump has announced a phone conversation with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti is not true.
The claim that Trump fired Grenell, who took over as envoy for special missions, is also not true.
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.