Following the removal of EU negotiation talks from the agenda and the suspension of the integration process by the Georgian Dream, large-scale protests erupted in the country. Amid these protests, on December 4, 2024, the Facebook page “Ai Politika,” affiliated with Gia Gachechiladze’s “Ar Agarevinebt” movement, published a photo and quote from Zviad Kharazishvili, head...

Following Georgian Dream’s decision to remove negotiations with the European Union from its agenda, effectively halting the country’s EU integration process, protest rallies erupted across Georgia. In response, two Facebook groups were created on December 1 and 2: “Anti-Maidan!” and “Anti-Maidan Movement.” Within two days, the latter rebranded itself as “Healthy Force.” These groups represent...

On September 26, a statement by political analyst Ramaz Sakvarelidze started circulating on Facebook, claiming that Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if the “United National Movement” (UNM) were in power, Georgia would have started a war. Sakvarelidze made this statement in an interview with the publication “Resonance,” which was published online on September 25. The claim...

On August 12-15, 2023, a voice recording of the physicist, engineer, and inventor, Nikola Tesla, was distributed on social media (1, 2, 3). According to the authors of the post, Tesla says in the video that free energy was hidden from the world by the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, and the Kabbalah in order to get rich...

  Keti Abuladze Keti Abuladze – is a first year student of social sciences at Tbilisi State University. Keti is involved in youth projects and activities. Her areas of interest are: post-Soviet countries, Western values and minority rights in Georgia. PUBLISHED MATERIAL:   Nika Aladoshvili   Nika Aladoshvili – is a first year student at...

Following the end of February 2022, the Russia-Ukraine war became the new focus of Georgian anti-vaxxers as they started disseminating Russian-backed conspiracy theories and disinformation. Facebook accounts that oppose vaccination, on the one hand, seek to justify Russian military intervention in Ukraine, presenting the war as an operation to free Ukraine of nationalists and perversion,...

On October 28th, the Facebook page ‘Samegrelo Times’ published a post about Koba Nakopia, the UNM mayoral candidate of Senaki. According to the description, Nakopia has been appointed director of one of the metallurgical plants in Ukraine, has already bought a ticket to travel to Kyiv and plans to move to Ukraine on November 4th. The information...

While the survey results of the authoritative research organizations demonstrate the support of the Georgian population for the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), political party “The Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” has been actively spreading the narrative that NATO no longer remains the priority for the Georgian people. According to the 2021 Public Opinion Research of...

The video showcasing a man and several doctors on the roof of the building went viral on social media. According to the description, the doctors are trying to forcefully vaccinate the man on the roof. The video was shared by the following Facebook accounts კრიტიკული აზროვნება, გვანცა მაჭავიარიანი, and pages ეროვნული იდეოლოგია უალტერნატივოა, !!მნიშვნელოვანი!!. The...

On July 31st, online outlet Timer.ge shared an article titled: “Georgian Dream 46%, UNM 17%, Gakharia 6%.” According to the content, the survey ordered by the U.S. Embassy in Georgia revealed that 46% of the respondents support the “Georgian Dream” party, 17% supports the United National Movement, and 6% supports Giorgi Gakharia’s party “For Georgia.”...

Activists gathered outside the Central Election Commission (CEC) on November 8 to protest ballot rigging and demand the resignation of CEC chair Tamar Zhvania, as well as holding of snap elections. Riot police dispersed the rally using water cannons. Like during previous rallies, pro-government trolls again intensified their efforts amid protests, trying to discredit the...

The presidential elections held in Belarus on August 9 triggered mass protests. The Belarusians took to the streets after it emerged that incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko, who has been ruling the country since 1994, garnered 80% of votes. Lushashenko’s regime used force and violence to disperse peaceful protesters. Amid Belarus protests, openly pro-Russian, Kremlin-affiliated actors,...