A Facebook post citing ABC News Albania prompted my video about checking sources. I said that the account had connected Young Baci’s invitation to travel from Prishtina to Tirana with Vetëvendosje. I challenged that connection.
What I described in the recording
I said I knew Young Baci and had seen his public Instagram invitation. My account was that he had made the invitation himself, with collaborators, rather than on behalf of the party named in the reporting. I also said he was critical of that party. That was the basis of my objection in the video.
The distinction matters: a person inviting others to join a protest is one claim; a political party organising or directing that invitation is another. Establishing the second requires evidence of the party’s role. Sharing a post, appearing as a collaborator or attending an event does not, by itself, settle who organised it.
Keep the objection and the evidence together
I used the phrase “fake news” forcefully in my reaction. This article records the particular connection I disputed, rather than treating that phrase as proof that every report from a publisher is false. The original news item and a complete record of the invitation have not been independently authenticated for this adaptation; my account remains attributed to me.
The practical point of my caption was to check facts and sources before believing or sharing a claim. Start with the original invitation, its date and author, then compare it with the precise statement being made about it. A familiar person sharing a report is still a reason to read the source, not a substitute for doing so.
Original social post · 2026-10-25