The TikTok account named "sherbimisekret1945" has published (December 16) a video material in which it is claimed that the inscription "Albin Kurti - Kosova USA" has been placed on a civilian plane.
The video shows a civilian commercial plane parading on a runway, with a caption claiming that the plane was brought in by a businessman.
But after verification by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the video material in question had been tampered with, edited using some "Deepfake" program/application, which also makes the claim of the publisher of the video material false.
Link to the video published by the "sherbimisekret1945" account on TikTok:
Hibrid.info has researched through online search engines and applications for verifying the source of information, but has not been able to find a similar publication from any other source.
The video has also not been published by any other credible media outlet from Kosovo or abroad.
Through manual fact-checking, hibrid.info has noticed details that indicate that this video has been tampered with. So the caption "Albin Kurti - Kosovo USA" appears to have been edited using some "Deepfake" program/application.
Based on findings from hibrid.info, it is shown that the logo placed on the tail of the aircraft is that of the aviation company and Chinese civil aircraft manufacturer "COMAC". (see here)
The type of this aircraft – "arj21-700" – is from this Chinese manufacturer.
While based on data from the website of Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari", it has been found that this aviation company does not operate in Kosovo at all, which further indicates that this video has been edited. (see here)
Additional details found indicate that the company in question has been banned from operating and has been sanctioned by the US Federal Government, as it is considered an enterprise controlled by the "People's Liberation Army" of China. (see here)
It is not the first time that hibrid.info has dealt with the same video material published on online social platforms. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The claim made through the video published by the TikTok account named "sherbimisekret1945" turns out to be false and edited through "Deepfake" applications.
The facts handled by hibrid.info's controllers prove that this plane with this inscription is very unlikely to be real.
Based on the research methodology, this video content is rated as "Fraud".