Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image has been published showing Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia, with a caption claiming to have thanked the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) for helping Serbia get closer to the United States (US), stating that "LDK is a party that we formed in Belgrade."
This content to which is also attached a link A video clip from the Serbian president's Instagram account, from which the image was taken, was published on Facebook on November 11 by an account named "Lule Gjeli".
But what is the truth?
Hibrid.info's findings do not substantiate the claim from this content.
After verifying Vučić's video on Instagram, from the description placed on the content, which was translated from Serbian to Albanian, it is understood that we are dealing with a communication from the Serbian president, where he announced that he had a telephone conversation with the newly elected US president, Donald Trump.
The caption translated into Albanian of the video released by Serbian President Vuçiq on Instagram:
“A great conversation with the newly elected US President, Donald Trump. Heartfelt and meaningful. I believe in a stronger partnership with the US under the leadership of President Trump”
After manual search, hibrid.info found an article published on the portal of the Serbian public television, "rts.rs", where it was reported more widely about what Vučić said in this video.
From this article, it is confirmed that the Serbian president did not mention LDK in his video message.
President Wu's direct and rumored quotesçFrom the article published on "rts.rs" translated into Albanian:
He is grateful to President Trump because, as he says, Trump knew Serbia very well.
"You won't believe it, he even spoke about the sporting successes of our nation, of our country"
He took the opportunity to express his desire to further improve relations in all spheres of social life, expressing hope that Donald Trump will visit Serbia, because Serbia was the country where support for his election was the highest in all of Europe.
"And President Trump thanked me for the great support he received from the citizens of Serbia, from the Serbian people."
He (Vu)çiq) believes that in the coming period we will be able to discuss the further improvement of our relations in all areas.
"I am sure that we will do it, with the support of our friends, and by friends, I mean the entire environment of President Trump who were with him tonight during the conversation, so that we will be able to make America great and that we will be able to make Serbia a worthy country and a country that will be able to cooperate well, very well with the US."
Hibrid.info has also researched through manual search through the online search engine, "Google", for possible statements by President Vučić about the second opposition political entity in Kosovo, but from search results There is no evidence that the Serbian president has made statements similar to what is alleged in the material discussed.
Analyze:
The claim that the Serbian president thanked the LDK for its assistance in Serbia's rapprochement with the US, stating that this entity was formed in Belgrade, is incorrect.
Hibrid.info has found that Vučić announced the telephone conversation he had with the newly elected American president, Donald Trump, and that he did not mention the LDK in the video referenced in the content discussed.
The Serbian president has not made similar claims in the past.
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.