Georgia and the World published a newspaper version of Valeri Kvaratskhelia’s TV program “ოქროს კვეთა” (Golden Cut) on August 4 in which the author, citing Russian politicians, media outlets, and scientists, claims that the United States is collecting biological materials of specific ethnic groups and there is a reasonable doubt that the processed biological material...

On August 9, the online platform “Media Critic” of the Georgian National Communications Commission published an article, headlined “How the criminal was (not) covered until 2012”, in which the author accuses “Mtavari Arkhi“, “Formula“ and “TV Pirveli“ of exaggeration of the criminal situation for propagandistic purposes. To reinforce his assertion, that frequent coverage of criminal stories by...

On August 11, 2020, Levan Vasadze posted a video-address to Bidzina Ivanishvili on Facebook. Together with other issues, he reviews the case of separating a three-year-old baby from a single mother by a social worker. Based on this specific incident, Vasadze discusses the negative consequences Child Rights’ Code in general and claims that the Code...

On August 4, an online edition Georgia and World published an interview with Levan Chachua, leader of the public movement Georgian Idea, headlined “Levan Chachua: Georgia will soon have a subdivision of juvenile fascists.” The respondent speaks about separation of three-year-old Nikoloz from his mother, noting that the only reason behind this separation is the...

Georgian March, an anti-liberal political organization, continues its campaign against the Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF). Members of the Georgian March voiced two pieces of information regarding OSGF at Obiektivi TV: 1. Soros has allocated USD 4 million to fight Orthodox Christianity. 2. The Office of Public Defender of Georgia is a state institution and the likelihood of...

Anatoly Kashpirovsky, a Russian psychic, became a source of anti-vaccination conspiracies in the Georgian media. His address to the President Vladimir Putin has been published by Georgian editions For.ge, Resonancedaily.com, and Primetime.ge. In the news, titled “More Horrific Things Will Begin” (Kashpirovsky’s words), the psychic labels the pandemic a hoax and calls on Putin to abstain from mass vaccination....

New details uncovered in the case of late Tamar Bachaliashvili and the mistrust declared by her family towards investigation prompted pro-government actors to discredit Tamar Bachaliashvili’s father, Jumber Bachaliashvili. After an intensive five-day search for 23-year-old Tamar Bachaliashvili, police found her body in her own car in a forest near Tetritskaro on July 22. The...

On July 29, Georgia and World released an article headlined “Why Georgia and not America or Spain?” The author claims that Georgia will be one of the first countries to receive a coronavirus vaccine from the United Kingdom, while several countries, including Spain and the United States, are refusing to receive it. Calling Georgian citizens...

On August 2, Facebook page “საქართველო უპირველეს ყოვლისა” (Georgia First of All) published a post, calling on the public for caution. The Facebook page claims that if parents refuse to accept COVID-19 testing and vaccination, their children will be taken away, adding that training sessions are now being held for 200 social workers, judges and other...

On August 2, Facebook page “საქართველო უპირველეს ყოვლისა” (Georgia First of All) published a post, calling on the public for caution. The Facebook page claims that if parents refuse to accept COVID-19 testing and vaccination, their children will be taken away, adding that training sessions are now being held for 200 social workers, judges and...

On August 1, Facebook user Mia Million published a video allegedly featuring a group of doctors in white lab coats, who are talking about their experience in fighting COVID-19. The caption accompanying the video notes that coronavirus does not kill and this video actually proves it. The author of the post writes that the video...

A Facebook page called „ყოველდღიური მოვლენები“ (“Everyday events”) published a photo on August 2 depicting a mass gathering. The photo comes with a caption: “Non-stop protests and manifestations against COVID prohibitions and restrictions in Berlin.” As of August 3, 12:00, the post had 283 shares and up to 600 reactions. On August 3, a pro-Kremlin...