Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through one posting published on X (formerly Twitter) alleges that on Friday (May 9), Albanians damaged and desecrated the Serbian Orthodox cemetery in Rahovec.
This claim was published by the account "Serbian Spirit" dated May 13th.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was determined that this account does not provide any facts that would support the claim that the perpetrators of this crime are Albanians.
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was found that the Serbian language media in Kosovo had reported on this case.Gorazdevac.com" dated May 9. This article does not specifically mention that the act was committed by Albanians, but that according to this medium "This is just one in a series of recent attacks on the Serbian people living south of the Ibar River."
This article states that priest Milan Stanojević has notified the Kosovo Police about this case.
The 24-hour report issued by the Kosovo Police (May 10) does not mention this case. (see photo below)
This is not the first time that it has been claimed that damage to Serbian cemeteries in Kosovo is being carried out by Albanians. Hibrid.info has addressed several similar claims that have been raised without facts by Serbian-language media, but also Serbian officials. (see here, here, here and here)
Analyze:
Through a post on X, it was claimed that on May 9, Albanians had damaged and desecrated the Serbian Orthodox cemetery in Rahovec. After verification by hibrid.info, it was found that this claim is not based on facts and no evidence is provided that proves the involvement of Albanians in this incident.
On May 9, the Serbian media outlet in Kosovo, "Gorazdevac.com", also reported on this case, presenting the attack as part of a "series of attacks" against the Serbian community, but without mentioning specific perpetrators. Meanwhile, the 24-hour report issued by the Kosovo Police (May 10) does not include this event.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates the claim published in X as a "Conspiracy Theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are considered to be informational content that contains a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event or person, presenting it as part or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). The characteristic of these contents is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any reliable evidence.