The portal "Periskopi.com" has published an article titled "Haki Abazaj announces VV's victory with 90% of the votes".
As a pretext for this article, this portal has taken a Facebook status from Haki Abazi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo in the Kurti Government. In this status, Abazi had commented on the results of a survey on the show "Debat Plus" on RTV Dukagjini, which measured the opinion of Facebook users on party preferences in the upcoming national elections in Kosovo, where Vetëvendosje was leading with 90%.
However, in the content of this text, it is nowhere seen that Abazi said that VV will win with 90% of the votes and "has not declared his party's victory", as claimed in the title of the "Periskopi.com" article.
Text of the article published by "Periskopi.com":
Haki Abazaj announces VV's victory with 90% of the votes
Haki Abazi, the second most powerful person from VV in the Kurti Government, has distributed a survey for a television show on TV Dukagjini.
In this poll, Abazi's VV managed to get over 90% of the votes.
It seems that the former deputy prime minister has chosen to spend his time tonight watching television debates, reports Periscope.
VV is known for mobilizing its supporters to vote in television and media polls.
Link to the article published by "Periskopi.com":
Contrary to what is claimed in the Periskpi.com article, Abazi wrote something else on his Facebook profile, namely he posted a photo with the survey created by TV Dukagjini, to which he left the caption "Freedom of expression and thought, with facts and without insults."
Haki Abazi's Facebook status:
https://www.facebook.com/haki.abazi/posts/10157606560415718
Analyze:
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it is clear that "Periskopi.com" in this article has interpreted the facts in a distorted way. This is seen in the content of the article, where Abazi never said that VV will win the elections with 90% of the votes, nor did he announce the victory of his party. This article is categorized as "manipulation of facts" and "clickbait".
Reasoning:
Manipulation of Facts – “Manipulation of Facts” is a rating given to media reports that use facts known to be accurate but interpret them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading the consumers of media content in their conclusions about the actual meaning of the facts presented.
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.