Between December 1 and 4, a Facebook account frequently spreading disinformation, Eduard Jishkariani, as well as several Russian-language accounts (1; 2; 3), shared photos of Andriy Yermak, the former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. In one photo, Yermak is wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a Ukrainian tank....

On July 3, a Facebook user known for frequently spreading false information published a post claiming that same-sex marriage had been legalized in Ukraine. “A Ukrainian court has ‘for the first time in history’ recognized a marriage between two men as legal!” — the post reads. The information that a Ukrainian court legalized same-sex marriage...

On June 3, a Facebook user, Eduard Jishkariani, shared information that, according to Turkish media outlet Odatv, Film Heritage, a company owned by Zelenskyy, purchased a hotel and casino in Cyprus in May 2024. On May 3, this information was published by the Russian propaganda publication Аргументы и Факты (Arguments and Facts), as well as...

On May 31, 2024, Georgian-language Facebook users published posts (1, 2) accusing Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska of taking children from Ukrainians and selling them to British pedophiles. According to the author of the post, investigative journalist Jonathan Hill published the information in The Austin Crier newspaper. The accusation voiced against Olena Zelenska is false....

On April 21, a Russian-speaking user of the Threads social network disseminated information that, according to Bellingcat’s investigation, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, paid $27 million to Time magazine for inclusion in the list of the 100 most influential people compiled by the publication. This information was also...

On March 18, Russian media outlets (ZOV МЕЛИТОПОЛЬ, womanhit.ru) and Telegram channels  (1, 2) disseminated information about the death of Charles III – the King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth of Nations. Russian media writes that the information about his death was announced by the Buckingham Palace. The same claim was also shared by...

On February 11, Facebook user Eduard Jishkariani published a photo in which portraits of Ukrainian Stepan Bandera and Armenian Garegin Nzhdeh, as well as a combined Armenian and Ukrainian flag, are hanging on the wall. According to the posted message, the photo was taken in a kindergarten in Armenia. “It seems that the ‘South Front’...

On January 22-23, 2024, Russian propaganda media (1,2,3,4,5), including Московский Комсомолец, Аргументы и Факты and Военное обозрение, reported that the father of a young recruit in Kharkiv killed an employee of the commissariat. According to the media, the young man conscripted to the war suffered from asthma, and a few weeks ago he was caught...

On January 22, 2024, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a post, according to which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the annexation of Rostov, Krasnodar, Belgorod and Bryansk by Ukraine. The post is accompanied by a screenshot of the Telegram post, which notes in the Ukrainian language that “Zelenskyy’s decree – Rostov, Krasnodar,...

On January 8, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a photo of a map, which, according to the description, was sent from one of the bars in the so-called green zone in Baghdad, where the map is used as a table cover. On the map, we see that the location and names of the countries have...

On December 5, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a post about the alleged trade in organs of Ukrainian soldiers. According to the author of the post, wounded Ukrainian servicemen are taken to the US Ramstein military base in Germany for emergency medical care, but then their organs are sold on the global black market. As...

On December 12, the Georgian-language Facebook account “Eduard Jishkariani” published a post claiming that after Zelenskyy’s speech in the US Senate, Republican Senator Thom Tillis said in a conversation with CNN that America cannot help Ukraine with money because Ukrainian officials will buy yachts with this money. The author of the post claims that he...

On December 11, 2023, Georgian-language Facebook user Eduard Jishkariani published a post about a possible reduction of financial aid for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland. In addition, Jishkariani writes that Ukrainian refugees in Georgia live in hotels, eat for free in the nearest restaurant, study in schools and kindergartens for free, go on excursions and entertainment...

On November 7-8, Georgian (1, 2, 3.) and Russian-language (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Facebook accounts disseminated information about Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the posts accompanying the video, Zaluzhnyi announced a military coup in Ukraine. Some posts also mention that the Minister of Defense of Ukraine has started the procedures for...

On October 12, 2023, Russian language media utyug.info, as well as Russian and Georgian speaking Facebook accounts circulated a claim that a famous Israeli pastry shop had baked a cake shaped like a gallows with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, depicted as hanged from it. These claims purportedly traced their origin to an article in...

On October 4-5, Georgian and Russian Facebook accounts and Kremlin-controlled media outlets (1, 2, 3, 4), including Russia Today, Gazeta.ru, Московский комсомолец, pravda.ru and Lenta .ru, citing Nigerian media outlet The Nation, reported that Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska bought $1,100,000 worth of jewelry at a Cartier store during a visit to New York, mistreated...

On September 20, 2023, a Georgian-language Facebook account published a post in which, based on a Polish publication, he writes that the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, canceled the meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Also, according to the user, the President of Brazil, Luiz Silva, and the President of the USA, Joe Biden, refused to meet...

On September 11, 2023, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a post about former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Lviv. According to the post, Boris Johnson was awarded the title of an honorary doctor by the University of Lviv, and during the ceremony, the university leadership and the former prime minister gave a fascist...

On September 7, 2023, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a post about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The post is accompanied by a screenshot of an article by “Reuters,” which reviews the statements made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the European Parliament. The author of the post claims that Romanian Minister Angel Tîlvăr called on...

On August 19, 2023, Georgian– and Russian-language Facebook users published a screenshot of an English-language article titled “Troop deaths and injuries in Ukraine War near 500,000, US Officials say.” According to the description attached to the distributed posts, Western publications, the world’s leading newspapers, such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, CBC, and...

On April 23-26, 2023, based on the Polish online portal Neon24, Russian online publications (ukraina.ru, Russia Today, tverskaya13.ru, voennoedelo.com, eadaily.com) as well as Russian– and Georgian-language Facebook users disseminated information about the alleged creation of a Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian military corps, arguing that the planned Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian corps will include 20-25 thousand military contract workers. The sources also...

On April 12 and 13, 2023, Georgian and Russian-language Facebook users were disseminating information that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church decided to select new attire for the clergy. Attached to the posts are photos of black robes, and according to the comments, the proposed “teenage” options, which aim to modernize the clergy, are not suitable. In...