The founder of the Eurasia Movement, far-right philosopher Alexandr Dugin, who is closely linked with Levan Vasadze’s newly-created political Party “Unity, Essence, Hope” and his TV outlet “Alt-Info,” has been actively monitoring and encouraging the proceedings of the violent demonstration on July 5th and its aftermath. On July 5th, during the violent counter-Pride demonstration, more...

On July 22nd, Facebook page “Elections 2021” shared information based on David Kartvelishvili, that the political parties “Lelo” and “the United National Movement” are creating the so-called “shadow cabinet,” meaning that Murtaz Zodelava would become the chief of the State Security Service, Dimitri Shashkin would lead the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Giorgi Rurua was envisaged...

On July 21st, two pictures of Aleksandre Lashkarava appeared on social media followed by the description that “TV Formula” has added additional injuries to Lashkarava’s face using Photoshop. One of the pictures showed the bloodstains on Lashkarava’s face, while no such thing was visible in the second picture. The claim was shared on the one...

On July 12th, Giorgi Kardava, one of the hosts of “Alt-Info’s” program “Alt-Analytica,” compared liberalism to hell and proclaimed that due to the increased crime rates in liberal countries, people are exposed to life-threatening danger on a daily basis.     Giorgi Kardava, Host of Alt-Info: “Where liberalism wins, the situation is becoming hellish, like truly...

On July 15th, Giorgi Kardava – one of the hosts of the Alt-Info program “Alt-Analytica,” discussed the quality of the American democracy, emphasizing that the U.S. does not have the moral right to dictate the principles of democracy to other nations. To support his claim, Kardava stated that the U.S. elections were rigged in support...

Anti-Western narratives were predominantly nurtured by the Levan Vasadze-linked Media Outlet Alt-Info. In addition to actively participating in organizing the anti-Pride demonstrations of July 5th, the hosts of Alt-Info were actively spreading controversial messages aimed at mobilizing violent groups. After July 5th, the violent rhetoric of Alt-Info became more assertive and was aimed at: Western...

On July 7th, during the briefing held by the European Commissioner of Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, Giorgi Gharibashvili claimed that the anti-discrimination law introduced in 2014 aims to undermine any discrimination within the country, but, at the same time, due to the Georgian traditions, the concept of “family” was further specified in the constitution....

On June 21st, the Facebook page of “Free Channel – Ilioni” published a video of ufologist (Researcher of unidentified flying objects) Erekle Shonia, who discussed the pandemic and the coronavirus vaccines. According to Shonia, vaccines used against the virus are not yet appropriately tested; therefore, the whole vaccination process represents a large experiment conducted on...

The statement of Tbilisi Pride regarding the planned events on July 1-5 aimed at protecting the LGBTQ+ rights (including the Pride March planned on July 5th on Rustaveli Ave.) was followed by violent, homophobic and anti-Western messages by hate groups. The following report consists of two parts, which, on the one hand, analyze the messages...

On July 3rd, Informational Agency “Patriot” shared the statement of Dimitri Lortkipanidze – Director of Primakov Georgian-Russian Public Centre, which concerned the planned Pride March in Tbilisi. Lortkipanidze states that the 5th paragraph of Article 17 of the Georgian Constitution, in addition to the state Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression, permits the Government...

On June 25th, during the TV show “Alt-Interview” hosted by Alt-Info, Archpriest Giorgi Razmadze directed hate speech towards the LGBTQ+ community, claiming that during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, in one of New York’s gay bars, 12 policemen were murdered by homosexuals. After discussing the Stonewall Riots, Razmadze addressed Georgian policemen and encouraged them not to...

Since 2015, the practices of budgetary service contracts allocation with media outlets spreading hate speech and directly or indirectly connected with Russia remain one of the main study areas of Media Development Foundation (MDF). While examining the recent data of 2020-2021, MDF has uncovered a new outlet named Spacesnews, which is characterized by a partially...