Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A video has been released showing footage of a fight between several men in London, allegedly between Arab immigrants and Albanian drug cartel thugs.
content This claim was published on January 5 on the "X" platform (formerly Twitter), by an account named "vukfenix".
Does the claim hold true?
Hibrid.info has found that there is no official information about the ethnic identity of the people seen in the video fighting.
Hibrid.info has researched using the automated search program, "InVID", where the same video has been found and published on several occasions (see here, here and here).
From the descriptions provided, it becomes clear that the incident took place in Hackney, district in London. But the ethnic identity of the people involved in the event is not specified.
Hibrid.info also researched using the search engine, "Google", where an article published in the media was found.dailymail.co.uk".
The text also includes statements of a Police spokesman, who only indicated that investigations are underway and it is not known if there are any injuries from the incident in question.
Analyze:
The claim that the people shown fighting in London, in a video, belong to Albanian and Arab nationality, is unfounded.
Hibrid.info's findings indicate that investigations into the incident are ongoing and there is still no information about the identities of the people involved.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Manipulation of facts" and "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.
"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.