Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan (YouTube web series)
Ownership as documented
not publicly documented in sources reviewed
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan (YouTube web series)From the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 on X (walkout post) (opens in a new tab)Channel 5 (X account @Channel5iveNews) · 7 Oct 2026 · social · EN
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan - YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)YouTube · social · EN
- Channel 5 (web series, Andrew Callaghan)From the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 (web series) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2 Nov 2026 · wiki · EN
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan (YouTube web series)From the research record · cites:
- Country
- not confirmed (creator described as an American journalist)From the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 on X (walkout post) (opens in a new tab)Channel 5 (X account @Channel5iveNews) · 7 Oct 2026 · social · EN
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan - YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)YouTube · social · EN
- United StatesFrom the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 (web series) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2 Nov 2026 · wiki · EN
- not confirmed (creator described as an American journalist)From the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- not publicly documented in sources reviewedFrom the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 on X (walkout post) (opens in a new tab)Channel 5 (X account @Channel5iveNews) · 7 Oct 2026 · social · EN
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan - YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)YouTube · social · EN
- Created by Andrew Callaghan, Nic Mosher and Evan Gilbert-Katz; Mosher and Gilbert-Katz no longer affiliated as of October 2023 (Wikipedia).From the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 (web series) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2 Nov 2026 · wiki · EN
- not publicly documented in sources reviewedFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 on X (walkout post) (opens in a new tab)Channel 5 (X account @Channel5iveNews) · 7 Oct 2026 · social · EN
- Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan - YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)YouTube · social · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Channel 5 (web series) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2 Nov 2026 · wiki · EN
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
YouTube web series hosted by the American journalist Andrew Callaghan. It published the Edi Rama interview (teaser and walkout clip posted 7 Oct 2026; full video covered 2 Nov 2026). Sources reviewed do not link it to the UK broadcaster Channel 5.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
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- Description
- YouTube web series hosted by the American journalist Andrew Callaghan. It published the Edi Rama interview (teaser and walkout clip posted 7 Oct 2026; full video covered 2 Nov 2026). Sources reviewed do not link it to the UK broadcaster Channel 5.From the research record
- American digital media company and web channel, billed as a digital journalism experience. Spin-off of All Gas No Brakes, launched April 2021. Not affiliated with the UK broadcaster Channel 5 (no connection found in the Wikipedia article).From the research record
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
SPAK freeze of EUR 120 million as stated in the documentary (VOAL summary)
€120,000,000
seizureSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Reported figure from the VOAL summary of the documentary. Not confirmed in SPAK documents reviewed. Conflicts with the EUR 220 million conditional account Rama mentioned (see c5r-fin-kushner-sale-escrow-220m).
Date: 2 Nov 2026 · Payer: not found · Payee: not found
- Video: Nga korrupsioni, te paratë e pista (VOAL) (opens in a new tab)VOAL · 2 Nov 2026 · journalism · SQ
EUR 220 million payment linked to the Kushner-related land deal, held in a conditional account (Rama's statement)
€220,000,000
paymentSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Figure as reported in the Hashtag.al transcript summary of Rama's answer. Rama said the money stays in a conditional account until the process ends. Not independently checked.
Date: 2 Nov 2026 · Payer: not found · Payee: not found
- Intervista e tensionuar e Ramës (Hashtag.al) (opens in a new tab)Hashtag.al · 2 Nov 2026 · journalism · SQ
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 7 Oct 2026
Channel 5 (Andrew Callaghan) interview and documentary with Edi Rama: walkout (7 Oct 2026) and full video (about 2 Nov 2026)
On 7 October 2026 the YouTube web series 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan' posted that Prime Minister Edi Rama had left an interview in Tirana before it ended. The post said the questions concerned…
Status: Reported. Full video published (coverage dated 2026-11-02); exact upload date and uploader not confirmed. No investigation or legal step arises from the…
From 2020
Claim that Albanian-linked groups control cocaine markets in London, Israel and Ecuadorian ports (raised in the Channel 5 interview)
In the interview, Callaghan said Albanian organized crime has grown and dominates cocaine markets in Europe, Australia and other countries. He cited DEA reports and SPAK intelligence and named…
Status: Interviewer's claims; Rama disputes the mafia characterisation; the cited DEA and SPAK reports not found in sources reviewed.
From 2 Nov 2026
Claim of 55,000 empty apartments in Tirana (raised in the Channel 5 interview)
In the Channel 5 interview, Andrew Callaghan asked whether 55,000 apartments in Tirana are empty. Rama disputed the figure. As reported by Hashtag.al, Rama said: 'Nuk ekziston një gjë e tillë si 50…
Status: Claim raised by the interviewer; disputed by Rama; no official count found in sources reviewed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Channel 5 (X account @Channel5iveNews)
- Date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Publisher
- YouTube
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2 Nov 2026