The statement made by Georgian Dream lawmaker, Tamaz Mechiauri, according to which Georgia will have to give up its territorial integrity in exchange of NATO membership, is groundless. Similar statements were made at different times by some political forces and media platforms with pro-Russian orientation and this message has even turned into a certain message...

“The statement by the chairman of the “Rights Defenders’ Union” Nikoloz Mzhavanadze that NGOs are prohibited in Poland is false.Such claim was made by the chairman of Eurasian Choice organization Archil Chkoidze in July 2015. Myth Detector wrote then that there are no such regulations in Poland. Moreover, as of 2015 there were 45 000 NGOs registered in Poland. Polish citizens can direct...

On April 27 a web portal Georgia & World, and later on May 5 Sakinformi disseminated information according to which BBC documentary contradicts official reports into the crash of Malaysian Boeing 777 on Ukrainian territory on July 17, 2014 and blames Ukraine for downing the plane. Reports claiming that BBC questions the official report by the Dutch Safety...

On April 11, Asaval-Dasavali newspaper published an article, according to which during his visit to Lebanon Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made the following statement regarding the Baltic states and Ukraine: Giorgi Gigauri, journalist:”UN Secretary General was in Lebanon recently and, I don’t know if the unique charm of Beirut overwhelmed him or the wonderful air of...

According to the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union, the cooperation in the field of education and training shall focus, inter alia, on encouraging the learning of foreign languages (Association Agreement, Article 359 (e)). Since 2010 there has been a sharp decrease in the number of teachers involved in the government-sponsored program Teach...

MP Gogi Topadze, leader of the Georgian Dream ruling coalition member party Industrialists, said that under the Association Agreement signed with the European Union, Georgia will have to reject its own traditions, and to justify his own words he cited the issues of LGBT persons and genetically modified foods. Gogi Topadze, Georgian Dream: “We have...

On April 14, a web portal Politicano shared on its Facebook page the article disseminated by Russian website Kont, according to which the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that from April 17 Russian citizens would be able to travel to Europe without visas. The Russian-language website also reported that a relevant agreement on this issue was signed between the...

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Political analyst, Soso Tsintsadze disseminated misinformation in the interview with Alia newspaper when he said that non-visa rules will grant no privileges to Georgian citizens other than they will no more have to stand in long queues as well as have fewer rights   than Syrian and Iraqi refugees do have in Europe. The real...

On 10 March 2016, Sputnik-Georgia published an interview with Zurab Chekurishvili, Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of Georgia: “The Ministry of Agriculture – Georgia returns to its traditional market”. In his interview, Zurab Chekurishvili speaks about the advantage of the Russian market over the EU. Zurab Chekurishvili, Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of Georgia: “We have...

 Levan Vasadze: “Liber was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and part of the Aventine Triad in the pantheon of Roman quasi-gods and was known for his fondness of sexual perverseness and alcohol abuse. And when one says that he/she is a liberal, it means that one is the follower of this quasi god known for...

“Me and Society” school subject has been actively debated by the society over the past two years. Some civil society organizations, separate individuals and the educational center at the Patriarchate of Georgia point at “anti-national” nature of the subject and oppose its introduction at Georgian public schools. Some people also claim that the subject promotes depraved lifestyle...