Today, September 13, the election campaign for local elections in Kosovo officially begins. With the campaign may also come the dangers of inaccurate information.
Based on the pre-campaign and election campaign of the parliamentary elections of February 9, 2025, hibrid.info has identified various methods of misinformation.
Old polls may appear that are presented as new or even fabricated polls, without source or methodology. In the period before the February elections, hibrid.info identified 36 fake polls (see here and here).
Statements attributed to politicians can be invented, words they never said — just to create a false narrative (here and here). Always check the source and context.
Old videos and news can be republished with false claims of being current (here and here).
Social media pages that have been dormant for months can be activated. Suddenly, they can start sharing hundreds of posts with political content — a strategy to manipulate voters and influence public perception (here and here).
Photomontages or videos taken out of context can be used to build false narratives. Watch out for images that seem 'unbelievable' — they often don't tell the truth (here, here, here and here).
Don't let misinformation fool you. Get information from reliable sources and don't rely solely on a post that appears on social media.