Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image is published claiming to represent a survey regarding popular support for political entities in Kosovo, ahead of the February 9 parliamentary elections.
Photography with this claim was published on TikTok on January 6, by an account named "found1k".
The content ranks political parties as follows: Vetevendosje Movement (LVV): 60%, Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK): 18%, Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK): 15% and Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK): 7%.
The truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was not found that such a survey was published by credible sources.
Hibrid.info has researched through the online search engine "Google", searching with the keywords "LVV: 60%, PDK: 18%, LDK: 15% and AAK: 7%".
However, the search results do not show such a published survey.
Also, the publication, which claims to present a poll, does not cite any sources and has not included other political entities participating in the elections.
About surveys
The latest poll (December 17) that was circulated in the media was from the company "UBO Consulting", which explained that the survey on political parties was conducted by the OMNIBUS service.
The data from this survey presents different percentages than those presented by the aforementioned TikTok accounts. (see photo below).
Analyze:
The claim that a poll regarding political entities for the parliamentary elections of February 9, 2025 was published on January 2 is false.
Hibrid.info has not found that the alleged survey was conducted by any company. Also, after research conducted by hibrid.info, such a survey with this data has not been found published in any credible source.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.