The dubious portal “GazetaProgresi.com” has published an article titled “Mustafa: 'We'd rather go to the elections than dismiss Selmanaj'”.
This article contains a false title and content. Even after research and verification through search engines, the hibrid.info team has not been able to find any such statement from the leader of the LDK, Isa Mustafa.
Deputy Prime Minister Driton Selmanaj was harshly criticized after statements about Vetëvendosje MP Saranda Bogujevci on the topic of missing persons. Meanwhile, the dubious portal 'GazetaProgresi.com' exploited this current topic by creating a fake article about it, in order to attract readers to click on the article.
Text of the article published on "GazetaProgresi.com":
Mustafa: 'We'd rather go to the elections than dismiss Selmanaj.' – (VIDEO)
LDK Chairman Isa Mustafa announced during yesterday's interview that Driton Selmanaj has the full support of all LDK members. Mustafa said that Selmanaj is untouchable.
Mustafa said: 'We'd rather go to new elections than dismiss Selmanaj, he's the man Kosovo needs.' - open the most recent space and watch the interview footage.
Link to the article published on "GazetaProgresi.com":
Analyze: After fact-checking, this article was categorized by hibrid.info as "Fake News", "Disinformation" and "Clickbait", as no such statement was found by the leader of the LDK, Isa Mustafa.
Reasoning:
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