I am having problem sorting custom post type using WP_Query

In case someone else happens to stumble upon an issue like this:

I’m using a plugin called Post Types Order (https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-types-order/) that is somehow “overriding” the sorting-mechanism of WP_Query.

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