Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a TikTok post, it has been claimed that the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, had a meeting with the Serbian List MP, Slavko Simić, on Thursday after the session in which Glauk Konjufca was voted against as Prime Minister of Kosovo.
The publication was made by the account "Kosovo.betrayed". The claim contains a photograph showing two people at a table in a cafe.
The photo is accompanied by the caption: "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VETVENDOSJE COALITION and the Serbian List."
Slavko Simic and Albin Kurti after today's session".
What's wrong with this claim?
After encountering the image, Hibrid.info verified it through verification platforms (isfake.ai and identifai.net) and found that it was generated by artificial intelligence.
For more, hibrid.info has also searched through "Google com"for any report that there was a meeting between Kurti and Simiqi on Thursday. No credible source has been found that has reported or confirmed such a meeting in the last week.
What happened on Thursday (November 19)?
On November 19, The parliament of Kosovo voted against the prime minister-designate, Glauk Konjufca of the Vetëvendosje Movement, in the proposal to form the Government. Konjufca received 56 votes in favor, 53 were against and four MPs abstained. The parties that voted against included MPs from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Serbian List.
Serbian List MPs voted against. (See here)
After Konjufca failed to secure 61 votes to form the Government, president Vjosa Osmani On November 20, he dissolved the Assembly and set December 28 as the date for early elections.
Analyze:
The account "kosova.e.tradheutar" on TikTok has published the claim that Albin Kurti had a meeting with Serbian List MP Slavko Simić after the November 19 session.
The claim was based on a photograph showing two people sitting in a cafe, accompanied by inscriptions suggesting cooperation between Vetëvendosje and the Serbian List.
Hibrid.info, through image verification tools, has determined that the photo was generated by artificial intelligence. In addition, Google searches did not find any reliable source confirming such a meeting.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim 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.