A day earlier (November 2), a video was shared showing a nurse physically assaulting an elderly woman, a resident of the "Orenda" senior center in Peja.
The case in question received significant media coverage, which also led to misinformation about the case.
Among the misinformation surrounding the case was that of the Serbian media outlet “Alo.rs”, which, through a published article, claims that the elderly woman who was raped in the released video is from the Serbian community. This claim has also been shared on other social media sites, such as the Instagram page “Crna Gora Srpska Sparta” (Montenegro Serbian Sparta).
Hibrid.info has treated this misinformation based on its work methodology and has classified it as manipulation of facts.
Hibrid.info's advocacy regarding the case found its way onto the websites of well-known fact-checkers in the Balkans, part of the International Fact-Checkers Network (IFCN).
The well-known fact-checking network "Raskrinkavanje" (.me, .ba, .rs) with an extension in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, has addressed the case of manipulation of facts about the event based on the treatment made by hibrid.info. (here, here, here)
Misinformation regarding the ethnic identity of the elderly woman who was physically abused in a nursing home has also taken up space in some Spanish media outlets. It is likely that the Spanish media outlets are basing their claim on misinformation made by Serbian media outlets regarding the ethnic identity of the victim.
After reporting by hibrid.info that it was being misinformed about the victim's ethnic identity, the well-known fact-checker from Spain, "Maldita.es" has published on its website the truth about the elderly woman's case, based on the treatment done by hibrid.info. (here)
The case of misinformation and disinformation regarding the case of the elderly woman who was subjected to physical violence, in addition to being addressed by hibrid.info, also informed all international fact-checkers, part of the (IFCN), about the case.