Wrote: Endrit Berisha
67.2% is the percentage that the Vetëvendosje political party has claimed to have received in recent polls, on the eve of the parliamentary elections in February 2025.
The claim was made by the account “interesting_facts_ks” on TikTok on September 26.
What's wrong with this publication?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was proven that this claim is false. Hibrid.info has verified in the online search engine “Google” with the keywords “Self-determination, 67.2",""LVV 67.2%" and “The latest poll in Kosovo". None of these searches showed results based on credible media or polling organizations.
The publication has so far received more than 10 thousand views and 169 comments as of the time of its treatment by hibrid.info.
"According to the latest polls, it appears that LVV will win convincingly against the hyenas. 67.2%. We hope that this number will increase even more," is the full caption given in this post to a photo of the Prime Minister and leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti.
About surveys
A survey is a preliminary investigation to determine a situation, opinions, or attitudes about something specific. In this statistical method, results are drawn based on the study of a portion of the population, called a sample.
The two surveys that have been published in recent months are the one in April, when "reporters.net"published some data which it reported were taken from a survey conducted by the company "UBO Consulting" and that of June when "albanianpost.com"published a survey conducted by the company "Source" in collaboration with this portal. The data from the two surveys showed different percentages for the Vetëvendosje Movement.
In recent weeks, publications claiming to be election polls have increased. Hibrid.info has verified some of them. (see some here, here and here)
Analyze:
The account named "fakte_interesante_ks" on TikTok has claimed that according to recent polls, the Vetëvendosje Movement is leading with 67.2 percent.
Hibrid.info used "google.com" and in several different search methods verified that there was no publication with such a claim in any credible information source.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Fake news
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