Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"Trust in Self-Government is Falling," is the title of a published content yesterday (October 4) on TikTok.
This content was published by the account named "newspaper".
This post also features a survey that displays the acronyms of several political entities in Kosovo, as well as the logo of the company UBO Consulting, with the claim that the survey was conducted by this company.
The content shows several percentages. The Self-Determination Movement 25%, the Democratic League of Kosovo 21%, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 17% and the Democratic Party of Kosovo 15%.
The truth?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that this survey is fake. Also, such a survey was not found published on the official website of UBO Consulting.
Hibrid.info has researched the official website of UBO Consulting, as well as the company's Facebook page, and the results do not show such a survey. (see here and here)
The last survey conducted by UBO Consulting was in April, when "reporteri.net" published some data that it reported were taken from a survey conducted by this company. (see here)
Analyze:
The account named "gazetaditore" on TikTok has published a fake poll for the 2025 parliamentary elections, claiming that it was conducted by the company UBO Consulting.
After verifying the facts, it was confirmed that such a survey is not published on the official website or Facebook page of the UBO Consulting company.
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.