Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a post published on September 29 on Facebook by the page "Love News"It is claimed that the results of a poll for the local elections of October 12 have been released after conducting a field survey in 19 localities of the municipality of Viti, with the participation of 1305 citizens.
In the image of the post, at the top of the ranking is the candidate of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Arsim Ademi with 39.46%, followed by Sokol Haliti of the Democratic League of Kosovo with 37.55%, Bekim Azizi of the Democratic Party of Kosovo with 15.33% and Labinot Bislimi of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo with 7.66%.
What's wrong with this survey?
“Anamorava Lajm” is simply a Facebook page that does not represent any institution specialized in surveys, according to what Hibrid.info has managed to find through online research. The survey lacks credibility, as no clear data is provided on the time when the survey was conducted and the period during which the measurements were made.
Hibrid.info has analyzed the content published on this page and found a post dated August 29, where the question was raised "Which of the candidates will you vote for in the municipal elections in Viti?". This post received a total of 33 comments. (see here)
On September 3, the same page published another post, where he warned that "On 29.09.2025 at 20:00, the first poll for the 2025 local elections for the municipality of Viti will be published. In 23 localities throughout the municipality of Viti with the participation of 1325 citizens. Big surprise, don't miss it."
This post contradicts the data that was published in the September 29 survey, as there are differences in both the number of localities and the number of participants surveyed.
About surveys
A survey is a preliminary research to know 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.
Based on the institute's article Pew Research (research institute for fact-based surveys and studies), it is clarified what information should be requested about how a survey was conducted.
Who conducted the survey and who sponsored it?
Who was interviewed?
How was the survey conducted?
How were people selected for the survey?
When was the survey conducted?
How many people were interviewed?
Was the survey weighted? If so, how?
Do the survey questions seem neutral and fair?
Analyze
Through a post published on September 29, the Facebook page "Anamorava Lajm" claimed to have conducted a field survey in 19 localities of the municipality of Viti, with the participation of 1305 citizens, from which the results of a poll for the local elections of October 12 were published.
However, “Anamorava Lajm” is only a Facebook page and does not represent any institution specialized in surveys, according to what Hibrid.info has managed to find through online research. In addition, no clear data is provided on the time when the survey was conducted and the measurement period, which makes this survey suspicious and not credible.
Hibrid.info previously analyzed the contents of this page and found that on August 29, a simple question was published, "Which of the candidates will you vote for in the municipal elections in Viti?", which had received only 33 comments.
On September 3, the site published another announcement announcing a survey for 23 localities with the participation of 1325 citizens, a figure and data that were later changed in the September 29 post. These differences between the posts, the lack of methodology, and the fact that the site is not a professional institution indicate that the published survey lacks credibility and cannot be considered an accurate measurement of public opinion.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
rationale
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.