The information portals with content in the Albanian language "arbresh.info" and "infosot.com" published yesterday (March 14) an article titled "LDK loses majority in the Pristina Municipal Assembly, Bekim Kupina is elected chairman."
However, after fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of this article is incorrect, since the elected chairman of the Pristina Municipal Assembly was not Bekim Kupina, but former LDK assemblyman Fehmi Kupina.
Link to the article published by "arbresh.info" and "infosot.com":
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/9JIeg
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/qNGBz
After conducting research, hibrid.info found the statement of Fehmi Kupina published yesterday (March 14) on his official Facebook page, where he provides information that he has been re-elected as the chairman of the Pristina Municipal Assembly. (see here)
Excerpt from Fehmi Kupina's statement:
"Let me thank each of you for the trust you have given me, on which occasion you re-elected me for the second time within the same mandate as the Chairman of the Assembly of the Capital City - Pristina. Truly, today I feel lucky and proud, whether as a politician or as an individual, because for me there is no higher honor and appreciation that can be given to me than the appreciation of the citizens of Pristina, first of all, who through their vote ranked me at the top of the list of their representatives, and secondly, your appreciation, members of this assembly, because this time and always, when the interest of Pristina becomes our common interest, while political and party interests, benefits or individual calculations do not come into play, to propose and elect me as the Chairman of this assembly by you."
Meanwhile, to further prove the fact that the claim of these portals about the election of Bekim Kupina as the Speaker of the Assembly is wrong, hibrid.info has found his Facebook profile where it is shown that he is the Media Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic of Kosovo and there is no evidence that he has taken the position of Speaker of the Municipal Assembly in Pristina. (see here)
Analyze:
Several news portals have incorrectly reported that Bekim Kupina has been elected chairman of the Pristina Municipal Assembly after voting held yesterday (March 14) in an extraordinary session.
During research, hibrid.info found that Fehmi Kupina was actually elected chairman, while Bekim Kupina holds a completely different position as media advisor to the Presidency of Kosovo.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info qualifies these articles as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to informational content in which, during the compilation or publication process, errors occur by publishing incorrect information (especially when dealing with information in figures) or by broadcasting poorly verified news, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.