The article titled "LDK Candidate: In the next elections, LDK will come out first, Albini will not even cross the threshold", was published by the dubious portal "mitrovicapress.com".
After fact-checking analysis by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article contains a fabricated title, which does not match the content of the text.
LDK candidate for MP, Faton Bislimi, stated on February 14th in the “Pressing” show on T7 television that if this exit poll result is confirmed, it will be a big lesson for his party, which will reflect and become a winning party in other electoral challenges. So, he has never said that the leader and candidate of the Vetevendosje Movement for prime minister, Albin Kurti, will not cross the threshold in the upcoming elections, as claimed in the title of the article published by “mitrovicapress.com”.
Text of the article published on "mitrovicapress.com":
LDK candidate: In the next elections, LDK will come out first, Albini will not even cross the threshold
Candidate for MP from the LDK Faton Bislimi / A few seconds after you pass the marketing, the images appear
says that if the CEC confirms the LDK's third position in these elections, they should reflect.
"I hope and wish that the final result that we expect from the CEC will be at least better than what we saw in the exit polls," Bislimi emphasized.
He is convinced that in the upcoming elections, LDK will come out on top.
"As LDK, if this exit poll result is confirmed, it will be a great lesson from which LDK will reflect and become a winning party in other electoral challenges," he added.
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Analyze:
The dubious portal "mitrovicapress.com" has published a news item dated February 14 with a statement by the LDK candidate, Faton Bilimi, to which it has given a fabricated title, trying to present it as true.
This article was shared on Facebook by the page "Gazeta Aktive", which has nearly 90 thousand likes, and which mainly publishes inaccurate news. After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article is categorized as "misinformation" and "clickbait".
Reasoning:
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