Wrote: Fathers Rexhepi
A video material is published showing footage of the entrance to a bridge being unlocked, with the caption "Breaking News: Ibar Bridge Opens".
This content was published on Saturday (December 27) on Facebook by two pages with the names "Mitrovica Press”And“Insider".
The truth?
Hibrid.info found that this content, which shows the opening of the main Ibar bridge, may contain interference and may be manipulated.
Hibrid.info has checked the video material in question through platforms such as "isfake.ai" and "aivideodetector.org", which serve to verify content, indicating whether it is generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
The results from the verification of these two platforms indicate that this content is likely to have been generated by AI.
Hibrid.info found articles indicating that the Kosovo Government has built two new bridges over the Ibar River, which divides Mitrovica into the Albanian-inhabited south and the Serb-inhabited north.
The bridge built for vehicles was opened to traffic on August 26, 2025 (here), while the pedestrian one opened on December 17 (here).
Both articles highlight that despite the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia that the main bridge over the Ibar River will open to traffic in 2017, it continues to be open only to pedestrians (see here and here).
Also, after searching using the search engine "Google", with the words "The main bridge of the Ibar River opens.", the search results did not show any articles from reliable sources that could confirm the claim (see here).
Analyze:
The video published on social networks claiming the opening of the main Ibar bridge does not reflect a real event.
Verification through relevant platforms shows that the video material may be manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence.
Likewise, no reliable reports confirm that the main Ibar bridge has been opened to traffic.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content as "Fake News" and "Fraud".
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.
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.