On November 11, Facebook user Nona Sharabidze shared a claim alleging that Larry Fink, the head of the American corporation BlackRock, called for the cremation of Ukrainian soldiers. The accompanying photo features Larry Fink alongside the following quote: “The owner of Ukraine addressed Ukrainians with a complaint: “There are too many cemeteries! Use crematoriums. This...

From November 6 to 11, Georgian and Russian-speaking users on Facebook (1, 2, 3, 4) shared information claiming that President of Moldova Maia Sandu is concerned about the lack of democracy in the United States. The post includes a specific quote, attributed to the Moldovan President by Facebook users: “Such a strong and great country but failed to...

On September 23, several Russian (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and Georgian-speaking Facebook accounts shared a photo of a young half-naked woman resembling Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. These accounts claimed that Tsikhanouskaya was trying to attract young voters with this image. The woman in the photo is not Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya...

On August 17 and 18, Facebook user Nona Sharabidze and other Russian-language Facebook accounts (1, 2), as well as the Russian state media outlet Царьград, disseminated information that Ukrainian schools are starting to teach the subject “Gender Diversity and Basics of Sexual Orientation” in primary grades. The posts are accompanied by a photo of a...

Since June 14, Georgian (1,2,3) and Russian-language Facebook accounts (1,2), Facebook pages, as well as Russian-language account fo Threads (1,2) have been reporting that Coca-Cola is returning to the Russian market, which is evidenced by the fact that the company applied for trademark registration in Russia in April. Part of the Facebook accounts disseminated the...

On May 12, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a photo collage of the Pope. The photos show that the Pope has an LGBTQ+ flag wrapped around his shoulders.  The photo is accompanied by a caption in Russian: “Russia is the last pillar of the Christian world.” Catholicism is over.” The user writes that Russia is...

On February 29 and March 1, 2024, Georgian and Russian-language Facebook users (1, 2) reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Russia are partners and friends, and in the event that, under the influence of the United States, NATO starts a conflict with Russia, China will use military resources at his disposal...

On February 8-11, 2023, Georgian and Russian-language Facebook accounts disseminated the information that the Ukrainian Oshadbank has started blocking the cards of customers who avoid general conscription and do not report to the military commissariat. As proof, the authors of the posts attached a photo of a written message sent by Oshadbank, which reads: “Your...

In August, Georgian and Russian-language Facebook accounts (1, 2) spread information about the death of an American general. According to Nona Sharabidze’s post, American Major General Anthony Potts was killed in a Russian missile attack on the NATO headquarters in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, and a Russian-speaking Facebook user writes that Potts died in a Russian missile...

After the NATO summit held in Vilnius on July 11-12, Georgian and Russian-language (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Facebook accounts have been actively circulating a photo depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Zelenskyy extends his hand to Stoltenberg for a handshake, and Stoltenberg looks at him. Part of the...

On July 4, 2023, Facebook user Nona Sharabidze published a photo collage consisting of photos of the President of Russia, the King of Sweden, and the former President of Estonia. Vladimir Putin is sitting on a horse and wearing military print clothes. Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf wears a reindeer antler hat, while former Estonian...

On July 2-5, two alleged quotes of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, regarding the protests taking place in France were disseminated on social media. Russian-language Facebook accounts (1,2) have been spreading the quote, according to which Zelenskyy asks the Europeans how they feel without Ukraine, reminding them that for many years, Ukraine offered them...