Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
An image of an elderly person is being claimed to represent the now deceased former US President John Kennedy on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
This video content was published on April 19th by the Albanian-language Facebook page, "Patriotet e Botes Re".
Who is the person in the video really?
Hibrid.info has researched and confirmed that the image shown in the video belongs to Russell LeeRoy Pickett, an American veteran of World War II, and not John Kennedy, as claimed by the "Patriotet e Botes Re" website.
Link to content published on Facebook by the page "Patriotet e Botes Re":
Hibrid.info has researched using the automated program “InVID”, where it found that the image shows the moment of former President Trump's embrace with World War II veteran Russell Pickett. (see here)
The video was published by the British tabloid "Daily Mail" on Youtube on June 6, 2019. (see here)
Excerpt from the description of the video material published by "Daily Mail", translated into Albanian:
President Donald Trump on Thursday offered a rare display of emotion when he hugged 94-year-old veteran Russell Pickett, who fought on the beaches of Normandy as a 19-year-old during World War II.
Hibrid.info has found data from the White House website, which tells more about the deceased former president, John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. (see here)
To further prove that the person in the video is Russel Pickett, hibrid.info has found an article that tells more about this World War II veteran, deceased since 2020. (see here)
Analyze:
The Facebook page "Patriotet e Botes Re" has published a video with the image of an elderly person, falsely claiming that he is the now deceased former American president, John Kennedy.
After verifying the facts, it has been confirmed that the image showing the person claimed to be John Kennedy belongs to Russell LeeRoy Pickett, an American veteran of World War II.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this video material 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.