Suspicious portals have published an article titled "Driton Selmanaj: If I become president, LDK will win the next parliamentary elections."
The same article turns out to have a fabricated title, while the content consists of a modified news item, compared to the authentic one.
The article concerns the member of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Astrit Haraqija, who a few days ago, through a photo with Ukë Rugova, indicated that he would not be a candidate for party chairman. This article has been used by dubious portals, which have modified it to falsely claim that the news concerns the acting Deputy Prime Minister, Driton Selmanaj.
The text of the article published on the dubious portals "todaynews54.com" and "todaynews35.com":
Driton Selmanaj: If I Become Leader, LDK Will Win the Next Parliamentary Elections
Driton Selmanaj, a member of the LDK leadership, according to some information from within the LDK will be one of the candidates for chairman of this party. Otherwise, 355 delegates from 38 branches of the Democratic League of Kosovo will decide who will lead this party for the next two years. On March 14, all municipalities in the Electoral Assembly will gather to cast their votes, while on that day it will be officially known who the contenders are to lead the oldest political entity in Kosovo. The candidacy for president is made in the Assembly. Each candidacy must be approved by 50 percent plus 1 of the delegates present. If the Assembly does not approve more than one candidacy, then the Assembly decides on the method of selection and voting for the Chairman. The Chairman of the LDK is simultaneously the Chairman of the Assembly, the General Council and the Chairmanship of the LDK.
Link to the article published on the dubious portals "todaynews54.com" and "todaynews35.com":
Below you can find the link to the authentic article published in real time by the "kosova.info" portal.
Analyze:
These dubious portals have used a news story about the member of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Astrit Haraqija, and the son of the former president of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, Uka, which they have later modified by falsely claiming that it is about Driton Selmanaj. This article has also been given a fabricated title.
These articles were distributed on Facebook through the pages "Gazeta Aktive" and "Gazeta Arbëria". After fact-checking analysis by hibrid.info, it appears that this article is considered "fake news" and "disinformation".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.