On December 25, a Facebook account known for frequently spreading false information posted a video recorded during the Women’s March, claiming in its description that the confrontation occurred between women from the LGBTQ+ community.
A video of a confrontation during the Women’s March is being circulated with a false description. In reality, the video shows an attack on the Women’s March participants by unidentified individuals, and the participants did not clash with each other.
On December 25, a protest march, “Women’s March for Georgia,” was held in Tbilisi. Women participating in the march walked from the Philharmonic Hall to the Presidential Palace. The attack on the participants occurred near the area of the Christmas Village.
Various video frames of the attack show an unidentified young man assaulting one of the women, causing her to fall to the ground, following which several women confront the attacker. The attacker was verbally abusing the protesters. He was then escorted away by other unidentified young men. An investigation into the attack is underway.
Since November 28, continuous protests have been held in Georgia. The demonstrations began after the ruling party, Georgian Dream, decided not to put the issue of opening EU membership negotiations on the agenda until the end of 2028. To discredit the protests, numerous pieces of disinformation and visual manipulation have been spread on social media and pro-government media outlets. Interested groups are trying to portray the demonstrators and the protest movement as violent. The Myth Detector continuously verifies information related to the protests.
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