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Protester in Gracanica seen hitting car, not the other way around

FESTIM RIZANAJ

An article has been published in several Serbian-language media outlets claiming that a car that had driven through a protest crowd in Gracanica had injured one of the participants.

The claim is based on a video footage showing the moment of the incident. However, upon reviewing this video, it is understood that the protester was not injured by the car, but suffered self-injury from being hit by it.

The incident occurred at a protest by the Serbian community in Gracanica, which gathered to oppose the arrest of a Serbian citizen.

Links to articles published in several Serbian-language media outlets:

https://pink.rs/politika/513549/albanac-kolima-uleteo-u-okupljene-srbe-u-gracanici-hitna-odvezla-povredjenog-gradjanina

https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/politika/1251359/albanac-kolima-uleteo-okupljene-srbe-gracanici-hitna-odvezla-povredjenog-gradjanina-video

Parts of the article published in some media in the Serbian language:

During a peaceful protest, a violent "Corsa" car with Albanian registration plates from Gjilan drove into the crowd and injured a man who was taken to the hospital.


Based on a video shot at the scene, it is alleged that during yesterday's protest (June 21) in Gracanica, a car drove into the crowd and injured one of the protesters, who was taken to the hospital. (here)

If you slow down and look at the details of the incident, the Serbian citizen who was allegedly injured by the passing car can be seen to have injured himself by kicking the car. In the rest of the video, he is seen complaining about the same foot he used to kick the car. (here)


Analyze:

It was alleged that a Serbian citizen was injured by a car that had passed by during yesterday's protest in Gracanica.

In the published video, the Serbian citizen is seen kicking the car, as a result of which he was injured.

Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "manipulation of facts".


Rating:

The evaluation as "Manipulation of facts" is given to those media reports that use facts known to be correct, but interpret them in a distorted way. These reports typically use inaccurate information to draw inaccurate conclusions or claims, thereby misdirecting consumers' conclusions of media content in relation to the actual meaning of the facts presented.

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