How is COVID19 diagnosed?
Myth Detector
November 9, 2020
The main symptoms of COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 are fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. Since these resemble symptoms of the flu and
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A Facebook page „Facts“ publishes a manipulative post about November 8 opposition protest
Myth Detector
November 7, 2020
On November 6, a Facebook page Facts published the post of the Facebook user Ilia Kobaidze depicting the photo of representatives of the LGBT community with the following inscription:
Opposition MP’s Fake Quotes about Georgian Patriarchate Spread on Facebook
Myth Detector
November 7, 2020
On November 6, Facebook user Tamar Ujmajuridze shared a screenshot involving alleged quotes by MP Salome Samadashvili of the opposition United National Movement. The post quotes Samadashvili as saying:
Resistance/”წინააღმდეგობა”
Myth Detector
November 3, 2020
“წინააღმდეგობა/Resistance” is an ultranationalist Facebook page, which mostly disseminates xenophobic, especially Turkophobic messages. The given page is one of the mediums of the Georgian March
On the election day Myth Detector exposed: 1 disinformation, 1 half-truth, 1 photo manipulation
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November 2, 2020
On October 30 Myth Detector exposed 1 disinformation and 1 manipulation
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November 2, 2020
“Kardhu” Fakes a Quote by the U.S. Ambassador
Myth Detector
November 1, 2020
Update: After Myth Detector published the fact-checked articles in Georgian language and labeled the content on facebook as false, Kardhu removed the post. On November 1, a Facebook page „კარდჰუ“ (Kardhu)
Who Spreads Fake News about Opposition’s Victory at Polling Stations in Afghanistan?
Myth Detector
October 31, 2020
On October 31, Pharnaoz Chkadua, supporter of the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party, posted on his Facebook page that Georgian troops serving in the NATO-led
Inside or outside polling stations? – What does the “GD” activist write and what does the „Imedi” broadcast?
Myth Detector
October 31, 2020
At 12:38, October 31, “Kronika”, the news program of Imedi TV, live-streamed(12:38) the information about members of the National Movement distributing cash at the polling station
What is the Goal of “Come Back Misha”, a Fake Support Page?
Myth Detector
October 29, 2020
On October 28, a Facebook page „მიშა დაგვიბრუნდი“ (Come Back Misha) published a sponsored post with the following text: “Under a revolutionary scenario, would you die to
Who Disseminated Fake Documents About Ivanishvili?
Myth Detector
October 29, 2020
On October 27, „ექვთიმე ბიძინაშვილი“ (Ekvtime Bidzinashvili), a Facebook page, published a photo with a caption: “Document proving that Bidzina Ivanishvili is ill”. The photo shows a
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