Some Albanian-language media outlets reported incorrectly about the origin of wrestler Zelim Abakarov, who represented Albania in the World Wrestling Championship.
The wrestler, Zelimkhan Abakarov, who had decided to represent Albania in the international arena, and who was declared world champion, in an interview given to the Albanian-language media outlet "News 24" emphasized that he is Chechen, and that his ethnicity resembles Albanians. (here, here)
Some Albanian-language media outlets reported that Abakarov may have grown up in Dagestan, Chechnya, which is actually wrong, as Dagestan is not part of Chechnya. (here, here)
Hibrid.info, after verifying the facts, estimates that the information on the wrestler's origin is incorrect, due to the fact that Dagestan is not part of Chechnya but is a separate Republic within the Russian Federation.
Links to articles published in "Panorama":
Excerpts from the article published in "Panorama":
Zelimkhan Abakarov admits that he did not know what his life would have turned into if he had not decided to represent Albania in the international arena. The wrestler who grew up in Dagestan, Chechnya, who was declared World Champion in Belgrade while representing our country, has shown the emotions of the medal as a red and black in an interview given to "Sport News" of News 24", in a conversation with moderator Trevisa Tufa, revealing a little about his future and the ambitions he has after this medal in the World Cup..
Some Albanian-language media outlets, in the information published about the origin of the wrestler who represented Albania in the world wrestling championship and was declared world champion, are giving incorrect information due to the fact that, as it is said, the wrestler grew up in Dagestan, Chechnya, which is actually incorrect.
Despite the fact that it borders Chechnya, Dagestan is a separate republic within the Russian Federation. This is evidenced by data generated as part of the fact-checking. (here, here)
On the other hand, Chechnya is also a republic in its own right within the Russian Federation, and Dagestan is not part of it. (here, here)
Analyze:
Some Albanian-language media outlets, while reporting on the interview of the wrestler who represented Albania in the world wrestling championship, Zelim Abakarov, stated about his origins that he grew up in Dagestan, Chechnya.
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info assesses that the information provided by Albanian media regarding the wrestler's origin is incorrect, due to the fact that Dagestan is not part of Chechnya, but a separate republic within the Russian Federation.
ASSESSMENT
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.