On July 3, pro-government media outlets published the statement of Guram Macharashvili, representative of the “People’s Power” faction (1,2,3,4). According to Macharashvili, at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the American side made such amendments in the resolution, which plays into the hands of Russia, in particular, Abkhazia and Samachablo are mentioned separately in the resolution. The...

On July 3-4, Facebook pages and accounts  (1, 2, 3, 4.) disseminated a photo and quotes allegedly belonging to the famous Australian actor Chris Hemsworth. According to the posts, people often confuse Hemsworth with Georgian football player Budu Zivzivadze and send him private messages. Specifically, two quotes were spread on behalf of Hemsworth: 1. “Recently, many...

On July 1, a Georgian-language Facebook user disseminated the claim that “Disney” paid a German artist 60 million USD to add “Chemtrails” to the skies of its old movies. The post notes that this was done to trick viewers into believing that the presence of chemicals in the sky is natural and has always been...

On July 1, Georgian-language Facebook users published posts (1, 2, 3) showing a member of the Spanish national team, Nico Williams, celebrating the goal scored against the Georgian national team.  Social media users claim that he is mocking or imitating the Georgian football player Giorgi (Georges) Mikautadze with this gesture. In the comments of the...

Update: On July 4, a statement from a representative of Bugatti Paris was added to the article, who confirmed that Olena Zelenska did not buy the car and is not their customer. Taking into account the additional information, “Myth Detector” changed the verdict from “without evidence” to “disinformation.” Russian (eadaily.com, aif.ru, mk.ru, m24.ru) and Belarusian...

On June 25, an anonymous Georgian-language Facebook account published a photo and an alleged quote of Budu Zivzivadze, a player of the Georgian national team. According to the quote, Zivzivadze received an offer from the “United National Movement” to be included in the party list, and if the injustice against him continues, he will move...

On June 27, a photo of a journalist for the Mtavari TV channel, Diana Jojua, was posted on the Facebook page Politics with the caption, “Big shame! The Georgian Dream bribed UEFA to make Georgian people happy for the elections.” From the comments below the post, it is clear that Facebook users mistook the caption...

According to information spread on Facebook (1;2;3;4;5;6) on June 27, after the match between the national teams of Georgia and Portugal on June 26, Cristiano Ronaldo said: “The only thing I can say is that today we played against a team that may become the champion.” The footballer’s false quote is circulating on social network. No...

On June 14, 2024, the European Football Championship kicked off in Germany, with millions of people watching it worldwide. This is a historic tournament for Georgia, as the national team managed to qualify for such a major international tournament for the first time in the history of the country’s independence, played three group matches against...

On June 23, Facebook users and pages (1;2;3;4) disseminated a quote of former coach of the Georgian national team, Temur Ketsbaia, as if he were saying about national team footballer Budu Zovzivadze, that “it’s a pity that Budu did not take part in any of the matches; Budu is a patriot, and everyone knows full well...

On June 20, Facebook pages and accounts actively disseminated the following quote from the goalkeeper of the Georgian national football team, Giorgi Mamardashvili: “I’m not sad because we lost, I’m sad because people spent their entire salaries to watch football, and we embarrassed them.” (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). The viral quote is fabricated. No such statement was published...

On June 18, a Georgian-language Facebook user disseminated a photo of the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, the leader of the Alliance of Patriots, Irma Inashvili, and the former Prime Minister of Georgia and the leader of the For Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, was disseminated on Facebook, in which Zourabichvili kisses Inashvili on the cheek....