The Serbian-language media outlet, Kosovo-online.com, has published an article claiming that members of the Kosovo special police have injured a citizen of Zveçan today.
In the title of this article as well as in the description of the news, it is claimed that citizen Srecko Sofronijevic was wounded in the chest by a bullet fired by members of the Kosovo special police.
However, during fact-checking by hibrid.info, this claim of this Serbian-language medium is not substantiated in any way, while within the text there is only a statement by surgeon Zlatan Elek, who confirms that the injury was caused by a firearm.
"The injury was caused by a gunshot, Sreçko was shot in the chest. We are now preparing for the operating room to remove the bullet. He is in intensive care and is in serious condition," said surgeon Zlatan Elek.
Excerpt from the text of the article published in the Serbian language medium "Kosovo-online.com" translated into Albanian:
Kosovo police shot Srecko Sofronijevic in the back
Srecko Sofronijevic from the municipality of Zvecan was shot this morning by Kosovo police officers and was admitted to the Mitrovica hospital in serious condition, according to Kosovo Online.
In addition to Srecko, there are also reports of dozens of other Serbs injured by gas canisters and Molotov cocktails.
Link to the article published on "Kosovo-online.com":
Also, in the press release issued by the Kosovo Police, it is not stated that any person was shot during this action.
The full statement of the Kosovo Police:
https://www.facebook.com/KosovoPolice/posts/4566309896762844
Analyze:
The Serbian language media outlet "Kosovo-online.com" reported that members of the Kosovo police have shot and wounded a Serbian citizen from Zvecan. However, this claim was not substantiated by any facts from this media outlet.
Also, this article contains a statement from a surgeon, who only confirms that the person in question was injured by a gunshot.
Even in the press release issued by the Kosovo Police, it was not reported that any shots were fired at anyone.
Following fact-check analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article published by "kosovo-online.com" is assessed as "unverified content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.