On September 1st, 2021, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, nominated himself to represent the party “For Georgia” at the 2021 Mayoral Elections of Tbilisi. Shortly after the nomination, media outlets with pro-governmental editorial policies began to extensively disseminate information about members and candidates of “For Georgia” leaving the party in different regions of Georgia....

On September 13th, in a Facebook group “პროტესტი! Protest! Протест!,” the member Nikoloz Chichua has shared a picture of Nika Gvaramia, the Executive Director of “Mtavari Arkhi,” and Giorgia Gabunia, a Journalist at the same channel, kissing. The picture is accompanied by the following comment: “How dare they do this in the sunlight?” The post involves several...

  On August 31st, Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, announced that the Georgian government decided not to take the second instalment of the macro-financial assistance of the EU, which amounts to 75 million EUR. Garibashvili named the desire to decrease foreign debt as the primary reason behind this decision. On the same day,...

On September 4th, the Facebook user Nodar Mzhavia published a screenshot showcasing Giorgi Gakharia alongside nine election promises. The post claims that the former prime minister and the current leader of the “For Georgia” party has devised a specific plan to combat the existing political and economic crisis. The alleged plan entails several aspects such...

According to the information published by Tvalsazrisi.ge, Giorgi Kardava, the executive chair of the political movement “Alternative for Georgia” and the host and co-founder of a media outlet “Alt-Info” left for Moscow for a business trip. As Tvalsazrisi.ge notes, Kardava visited Russia’s capital city to organize a meeting between the members of “Alternative for Georgia” and...

On August 31st and September 1st, Facebook accounts “Political Satire” and “Savior of Georgia” have published the pictures and a quote of the members of the newly-created political platform “Mesame Dzala” [Third Force]. According to the circulated screenshot, the members of the “Mesame Dzala” perceive the protection of sexual minorities as the main challenge for...

On August 11th, Giorgi Gigauri, the journalist of “Asaval-Dasavali,” published a picture of a flooded town on his personal Facebook page. Gigauri claimed that after heavy rains in Turkey, water had breached the local dam, and the 4-meter waves covered the city of Kastamonu within 10 minutes. The journalist links the event with the construction...

On July 30th, 2021, Giorgi Kardava, the host of “Alt-Info’s” program “Alt-Analytica,” discussed the financial aid that Georgia had received from the United States. Kardava claimed that the largest amount of financial aid Georgia received from the U.S. was in 2014 and amounted to around 184 million USD. The host stressed that each year Abkhazia...

Mariam Aladoshvili Mariam Aladoshvili is a third-year BA student of International Relations at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. As an exchange student, Mariam has studied at the Department of Social studies at Charles University in the Czech Republic. Her main areas of interest are European studies and hybrid warfare. Tamuna Baliani Tamuna Baliani lives...

On August 4th, the Facebook account “Political Satire” has published a quote of Giorgi Vashadze – the leader of the “Strategy Aghmashenebeli.” The quote has the following content: “Our team will make everything possible to ensure the protection of the LGBT rights. We will also fight for achieving same-sex marriage.” The description of the published...

On July 31st, online outlet Timer.ge shared an article titled: “Georgian Dream 46%, UNM 17%, Gakharia 6%.” According to the content, the survey ordered by the U.S. Embassy in Georgia revealed that 46% of the respondents support the “Georgian Dream” party, 17% supports the United National Movement, and 6% supports Giorgi Gakharia’s party “For Georgia.”...

On July 26th, Giorgi Kardava, the host of “Alt-Info’s” program “Alt-Analytica,” proclaimed that countries with openly liberal governments suffer from significantly deteriorated crime rates. To support his argument, Kardava has showcased a video in which people openly and freely steal items from a local store in San Francisco. According to Kardava, the liberal government of...