Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A video has been published showing members of the Kosovo Police during an operation.
The caption of this video reads: "A video is circulating on the social network TikTok where police are seen following a very professional and vigilant police car."
The video was published on Facebook on May 23 by the page "Kosovo Online 24/7".
What is the truth about this video?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the footage does not represent any real action by the Kosovo Police, but that these images were taken during the filming of the Kosovo series "Rrugët".
Link to the video material published on Facebook by the page "Kosova Online 24/7":
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=413966578206284&rdid=CVB0oulES1Ee0dHC
After research, hibrid.info managed to find the same footage, shot from a different angle. The footage was taken during the filming of the local series "Rrugët".
In the 21st episode of the series "Rrugët", these images appear from the 27th minute. (see here)
The reason for the treatment of this video material by hibrid.info is that this content published by the Kosova Online 24/7 website, as of the writing of this article, has managed to collect over 3 thousand likes, 202 comments and has been viewed over 870 thousand times. (see photo below)
Analyze:
A video material taken during the filming of a series, in which members of the Kosovo Police appear during an action, has been published by a Facebook page claiming that the footage is real.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.