Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An article titled "EXCLUSIVE – Latest international survey: Record support for Vjosa Osmani, 72% of citizens very satisfied with her work".
it CONTENT was published on Tuesday (February 24) on the portal with the domain "nminut.info".
The problem with this content?
The article lacks methodological transparency, identifiable source, basic statistical data, and numerical accuracy.
So in this way, the content does not meet the standards of professional reporting for political polls.
The same claim was published as a post with an image, also on this medium's Facebook page (see here).
The article claims that a recent international public opinion poll conducted on February 18–20, 2026 shows record support for Vjosa Osmani. The report states that 72% of citizens are “very satisfied” with Osmani’s performance as president, 12% are “not at all satisfied,” and 6% have no opinion.
It further states that there has been a significant increase in citizen trust in the institution of the Presidency over the past two months. According to this article, if the president were directly elected by the people, 56% would vote for Vjosa Osmani again.
While 84% of respondents, compared to 26%, think that the Vetëvendosje Movement should nominate Osmani for a new presidential term.
The text also claims that this survey was conducted by a specialized international institute and includes a broad sample from all regions of Kosovo.
What are 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 surveys and evidence-based 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?
Does this publication meet these criteria?
The content discussed lacks all the necessary information to be considered a reliable survey.
The article did not publish the name of the institute that conducted the survey and does not provide any information about its sponsor or client.
The content states that the sample includes citizens from all regions of Kosovo, but no data is provided on the demographic composition (age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, etc.).
It also does not specify whether the interviews were conducted by phone, online or face-to-face and no information is provided on the sample selection method (random, probabilistic, online panel, etc.).
The article specifies that the measurement was carried out between February 18 and 20, 2026, but does not indicate the number of respondents, the margin of error, or the level of statistical reliability.
The questions are not published in full and their exact wording is not provided, therefore their neutrality cannot be analyzed.
In fact, one paragraph states that 84% are in favor of LVV nominating Osmani, with 26% against. These figures add up to 110%, which indicates a mathematical or editorial error.
Hibrid.info has searched using the search engine "Google" with the words "public opinion poll for Vjosa Osman", but has not come across any credible source of information that has published such a measurement (see here).
The last credible survey published in 2024 that measures citizens' perception of the president's work is the one conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as part of the 26th edition of the Public Pulse BriefThis survey, conducted from April 17 to May 7, 2024 with 1,306 respondents from all municipalities of Kosovo, showed that 69% of respondents were satisfied with the work of the president, providing a measurable and methodologically documented insight into public perception of this institution during 2024 (see here).
Analyze:
An article has been published claiming to present the results of a "recent international survey" on support for President Vjosa Osmani, reporting high percentages of satisfaction and citizen support.
However, based on the treatment by hibrid.info, this publication is not reliable, as it lacks essential elements of methodological transparency as it does not identify the institution that conducted the survey, does not disclose the sponsor, does not specify the sample size, margin of error, level of statistical reliability, or the method of selecting respondents.
Hibrid.info has also not found any credible source confirming the existence of this alleged measurement, which makes the information unverifiable and dubious. Furthermore, the report also contains numerical discrepancies, undermining the accuracy of the claims.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
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.