Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An article titled "" has been published.BREAKING NEWS: Confirmed, Konjufca forms the Government".
Ky ITEM was published on Thursday (November 6) by the medium "Podujevasot.net".
What's wrong with the title?
The title is formulated in a way that creates the impression that Glauk Konjufca has already secured the votes to form a government when he appears before the Assembly, even though the content of the article itself does not say such a thing and does not provide evidence that the prime minister-designate has confirmed sufficient votes in the Assembly.
This article was also shared on the Facebook page of this medium and by another page called "Gazeta Prishtina" (see here and here). Based on the comments on these Facebook posts, opinions on the accuracy of the news vary, but almost the majority of commentators have focused on the possibility of forming a government.
As of the time of writing, the Facebook post has received nearly 300 reactions and over 90 comments.
After checking the text, hibrid.info found in the headline of the article that the news is based on statements by Albulena Haxhiu, deputy speaker of the Kosovo Assembly and official of the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) (see here).
This shows that unlike the title, the content clarifies that we are dealing with statements.
Hibrid.info also checked the statements where she mentioned Konjufca.
Haxhiu's quoted and discussed statements in the article:
"Konjufca is a unifying person, the second most voted in the country, and our proposal has come to avoid a new political crisis."
Haxhiu expressed optimism that votes could be secured, "if MPs were free from the pressures of party leaders."
So in these statements she has not confirmed that the prime minister-designate has the votes to form the government. She has expressed political ambitions and expectations for this political process.
Konjufca as mandated to form the government
On November 4, President Vjosa Osmani appointed Glauk Konjufca from LVV to form the Government of Kosovo (see hereThis is because the first mandated candidate, Albin Kurti, leader of the LVV, failed to obtain the majority of votes necessary to form a government.
In the October 26 vote in the Assembly, Kurti received 56 votes in favor, 52 against and 4 abstentions (see here).
And the parties that did not support Kurti in the first attempt have declared that they will not support Konjufca either. He has 15 days to present the new government composition to the Parliament – until November 19. (see here)
To form the Government, at least 61 votes in favor are needed.
Analyze:
Title "BREAKING NEWS: Confirmed, Konjufca forms the Government" is not correct.
This headline creates the impression that Glauk Konjufca has already secured the votes to form a government, although officially so far it is only a matter of granting a mandate. The text is based on statements by Albulena Haxhiu, an official of the LVV, who expressed optimism that the votes could be secured, “if the deputies were free from the pressures of the party leaders.”
Therefore, based on its working methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content as "Disinformation" and "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
"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.
“Clickbait” is considered to be informational content whose title is general and does not disclose the location of the event, context and relevance. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the audience with sensational headlines with misleading consequences, which do not accurately clarify the content of the article. “Clickbait” headlines are mainly made to attract readability in the case of media publications and/or to earn from clicks in the case of commercial publications.