On March 28, 2018, an information agency Georgia and World disseminated news that maternity homes in UK allegedly ask staff to avoid using such terms that would offend transgender people.
On March 30, the press-secretary of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (“Rosselkhoznadzor”), Yulia Melano stated in an interview with Российская газета (The Russian Newspaper) that the brown marmorated stink bug, also known as the Asian bug,
On March 31, a web portal Geowebs.ru repeated fake news disseminated a year ago and released an article titled “A Georgian man was beaten to death in Turkey several minutes ago. Do you know who he is? I am shocked…”
A member of the Alliance of Patriots, Ada Marshania, stated on air at a TV Obiektivi program Night Studio on March 26 that visa liberalization comes with a commitment to accept Syrian refugees. According to her, the given commitment represents a price that Georgia has to pay for the visa-free travel.
On March 31, a web portal Geowebs.ru repeated fake news disseminated a year ago and released an article titled “A Georgian man was beaten to death in Turkey several minutes ago. Do you know who he is? I am shocked…”
On March 20, a nationalist Facebook page Kartuli Dzala (Georgian Force) released News World’s video, which, according to its authors, shows a group of Muslim immigrants attacking a Catholic church in France during the mass. The video, which has been shared 93 times as of March 27, triggered xenophobic comments and hate speech in the social media.
On March 18, a nationalist Facebook page Georgian Idea released a story, according to which Muslim parents in Canada demanded the removal of pork from school canteens in Montreal and its suburbs. Georgian Idea also reports that the Mayor of Dorval has allegedly called on Muslim parents to change their lifestyle and integrate into the society. The post has been shared by 711 persons (as of March 25).
On March 22, Imedinews posted a news story on its website titled “Research: Christianity Quits Europe,” according to which Europe’s March and post-Christian Society released a research reflecting European youth attitudes towards religion. Imedinews refers to The Guardian as its source.
On March 21, 2018, an ultra-nationalist Facebook page Anti-Liberal Club released a video titled “African migrants riot the street in Madrid” featuring the protesters damaging the cars in the street. Other interlinked ultra-nationalist websites
A popular conspiracy theory that Georgia’s NATO integration will allegedly lead to the deployment of Turkish troops in the country, because Turkey is a NATO
On March 9, a web portal Georgia and the World released an article titled “It is not a threat. It is a warning for the U.S. puppies,” which reads that out of 840 000 Georgian nationals who have left the country, 450 000 live in the Russian Federation
The host of TV Obiektivi, Bondo Mdzinarashvili, offers us a new version of history. While the last year he was claiming on air at TV Obiektivi that there is no Russian annexation in Georgia, this time, he states that Georgia joined the Soviet Union in 1921 with its own will.
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