Media in Kosovo have published and distributed a conspiracy theory about the future of the virus this year.
They base this conspiracy theory on a statement by the so-called folk doctor, Hysri Beqani, known as "Burdushi".
Some online media outlets have shared this unfounded "forecast" by Burdushi, which the latter apparently said on Klan Kosova television, on the morning show. “7 o’clock”.
The title of this article states how Burdushi predicted that our country and the world would face the danger of two other viruses, in addition to COVID-19, but without providing any arguments.
Article content:
Burdushi's warning: This year the world faces two more viruses
March 13 marks one year since the first cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Kosovo.
Since then, more than 1 people have died, while the country continues to face the pandemic. Hysri Beqani, known as Burdushi, says that the country will continue to face the pandemic, but according to him, we will survive. “We will have access for another two to three years, but I believe we will survive,” Burdushi said in Klan Kosova. He warned that in 2030 the world will face two more viruses. “We will face, in 2030 there will be two more viruses,” he said.
Links to the article published by several Kosovo online media:
Analyze:
This article presents an opinion of a folk doctor who made predictions through superstitious methods, which are not based on any facts. So far, not only in Kosovo, but also in many countries of the world, mainly those in the East, many such claims based on superstition and alternative medicine have been distributed, which have been denied by science and fact-checking platforms, since the same spread unverified and unfounded news and misinform readers. Based on the research methodology of hibrid.info, this news or article is assessed as a “conspiracy theory”.
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.