AI-Generated Image Falsely Showed Vetëvendosje Official Meeting Serbian President
An AI-generated image was shared on Facebook falsely depicting a Vetëvendosje official meeting the Serbian president, with fabricated quotes attributed to her and the prime minister. The movement's office confirmed the claims were completely false, and the image was distributed during the campaign for early elections in Kosovo.
What happened
A Facebook post published an AI-generated image purporting to show Dejona Mihali, coordinator of committees in the Vetëvendosje movement, meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
The image included text suggesting false statements from Mihali and Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and was shared during the campaign period ahead of early elections scheduled for June 7, 2026.
Reported impact
The Vetëvendosje movement's Information Office confirmed the claims were completely false.
Index analysis
Analysis on the HIVE platform indicated the image had a high probability of being generated by artificial intelligence.
Google's fact-check tools found no credible media publication of such a photograph.
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