Wrote: Endrit Berisha
A TikTok post claimed to be a poll regarding the parliamentary elections expected to be held on February 9, 2025 in Kosovo. The post was made by the account "mevetevendosje" on September 22.
The published photo shows the list of the four parliamentary parties and the percentages that are supposed to have come out of the poll. In this alleged poll, the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) leads with 48.8%, followed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) with 19%, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) with 18% and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) with 6%. “After the opposition sees this poll, they will take Mali” is the caption placed on the photo. According to the claim, this poll was conducted in September, without counting votes from the diaspora.
What's wrong with this publication?
The alleged survey is false. Hibrid.info has verified in the online search engine “Google” and no credible source has been found that indicates a survey with such data. By searching with the keywords “survey, September, Kosovo, 2025"There is no publication with a credible source that presents a survey conducted and published in the last month."
Hibrid.info has also searched Google with the claimed results "LVV 48.8% PDK 19% LDK 18% AAK 6%" in the option for articles in the last month. The result is again the same: No publication with credible source.
The TikTok post has so far received nearly 10 views, over 130 likes, and 47 comments.
What does survey mean?
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 parties in question.
In recent weeks, publications claiming to be election polls have increased. Hibrid.info has verified some of them. (see some here, here, here and here)
Analyze:
The account named "mevetevendosje" on TikTok has published a fake poll for the 2025 parliamentary elections.
Hibrid.info used "google.com" and in several different search methods 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".
Fake news
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.