5 hours agoThe EP study: Acters linked to Kurti spread false news via RTK for Vjosa Osmani
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Samuel Green, Gregory Asmolov, Adam Fagan and Borjan GJuzelov are the four authors who were commissioned by the European Parliament's Foreign Policy Committee (AFET) to prepare a study on the role of false news in the Western Balkans. A 103-page study published on the official page of the European Parliament, titled “Pronounce [...]
A 103-page study published on the official page of the European Parliament, titled “Forgotting Waste News and Deinformation in the Western Balkans and identifying effective ways against them”, includes Kosovo on two pages.
According to the document of these four authors, Albin Kurti was one of those activists who are believed to have manipulated with state media to spread false news, accusing a rival candidate for prime minister in the 2019 parliamentary elections of being Russian agents, the report said.
“Geopolitical uncertainty creates opportunities for local actors to distribute dezinforms. Kosovo is exactly a key example in this regard. Example, local acts such as Albin Kurti, associated with the prime minister's position, are believed to have manipulated state media to spread false news, accusing a rival candidate for prime minister in 2019 parliamentary elections of being Russian agents, a damaging charge in a country with strong pro consensus. - NATO. Top-ranking politicians in Kosovo, reported by truth activists and journalists, are among the biggest producers of de-information operations”, said in one part of the report. / PERISCOP
