Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A video has been published on the social platform "X" showing several police officers arresting a person who was attempting to break down the door of a house.
In the publication of the English-language account "VukFeNix", it is claimed that the suspect is an illegal Albanian immigrant as he attempts to enter a house in Great Britain to commit robbery.
The truth?
After verifying the facts by hibrid.info, it turns out that the video is old, from 2018. And in the reports at that time, it was not disclosed that the suspect is an illegal Albanian immigrant.
Claim in “X”:
“A security camera caught an illegal Albanian immigrant entering a home in the United Kingdom. Justice was served quickly.”
How was it reported in 2018?
On February 28, 2018, the English-language media “dailymail.co.uk","thesun.co.uk”And“mirror.co.uk" had reported on the incident based on the video that was published on Facebook. And none of them had announced the origin of the suspect. According to reports, the incident had taken place in Glasgow Police. In fact, "mirror.co.uk" wrote that the footage is believed to be from Scotland, "based on the accent of the officials and the suspect".
Hibrid.info has also dealt with content published by the same account in the past. There are at least three publications dealt with allegations of criminal acts by Albanians in different countries of the world. (See here, here and here)
Analyze:
In a video published on X, it is claimed that police in Great Britain have caught an Albanian immigrant suspect during an attempted robbery.
After verifying the facts, it turns out that the video went viral in 2018. In the reports at the time, as hibrid.info found, the suspect's nationality was not mentioned at all.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.