Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A TikTok post claimed to have conducted a survey regarding political parties in Kosovo, on the eve of the February 9 parliamentary elections.
"People's referendum, final poll" is the caption placed over an image listing the four current parliamentary parties in a list purporting to be the poll results. The publication was made by the account named “mentor.g.me” on TikTok, on Monday (October 21).
In the picture, which purports to be the results of a poll, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) comes out on top with 38 percent, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) with 22 percent, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) with 15 percent, and the Self-Determination Movement (LVV) with 10 percent.
The truth?
Hibrid.info used the online search engine “google.com” to research the alleged survey. After using the keywords “"The latest poll for the elections in Kosovo" and “PDK 38%, LDK 22%, AAK 15% and LVV 10%"No results based on credible media or polling organizations have been published."
The publication, as of the time of its treatment by hibrid.info, has received over 21 thousand views and over 350 comments.
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 "mentor.g.me" on TikTok has claimed to have published a recent survey.
Hibrid.info used "google.com" and 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".
rationale:
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.