Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A video has been released showing Vjosa Osmani, the president of Kosovo, calling on young people in Kosovo to come out and vote for change. In the background is the logo of the Guxo party, which Osmani led before being appointed to the position of president, a party that is running in this year's parliamentary elections on the list of the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV).
it CONTENT was published (February 2) on TikTok by an account named "toro…06".
What is the truth?
The video footage showing Osmani calling on young people to vote is authentic, but it was filmed four years ago (before the 2021 parliamentary elections), when she was a candidate for MP on the Guxo List, which at the time was running in the elections as part of the LVV list.
However, the video material in question has been manipulated by adding a caption in support. of the number with which the LVV party is running in this year's parliamentary elections, which are expected to be held on February 9.
Although in the video the president does not verbally ask for votes for any specific political entity, this caption and based on some comments on this content, it can be assessed that the audience may interpret the content as current.
Hibrid.info has manually researched and found this published video on Osman's Facebook account. The video was published on February 11, 2021.
Vjosa Osmani currently holds the presidency, while based on the Constitution of Kosovo, it represents the unity of the people of the Republic of Kosovo, which does not allow support for any political entity.
Analyze:
The video footage where President Vjosa Osmani appears asking young people to vote is real.
But the same one was published four years ago. The same content has been published now, in a form that could mislead the audience into thinking that President Osmani supports a certain political entity in the elections expected to be held on February 9 of this year (2025).
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.