On March 18-20, Russian-language Facebook accounts (1,2,3,4,5) shared a photo depicting Adolf Hitler shaking hands with an unknown woman. According to the attached description, the woman shown in the photo is the grandmother of Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. The posts also claim that von der Leyen’s grandfather, Carl Albrecht Oberg,...

On March 19, 2024, Georgian-language Facebook users (1,2,3,4,5) shared a video of a person wearing a shirt and underwear reading a book. The video was originally shared on July 2, 2023, by another Georgian-language Facebook user in the pro-Kremlin “Alt-Info” group with the caption: “A lesson in an American school.” The claim that the video...

On March 18, Facebook user Zizi Tatishvili shared a photo of the mayor of Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze. The photo was shared in 3 Georgian-language groups: “Free_Misha,” “Supporters of the United National Movement” and “Let’s unite against the enemy and return Misha’s progress!” Facebook user spreads a photo fabrication of Kaladze. In fact, the photo is...

On March 18, Russian media outlets (ZOV МЕЛИТОПОЛЬ, womanhit.ru) and Telegram channels  (1, 2) disseminated information about the death of Charles III – the King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth of Nations. Russian media writes that the information about his death was announced by the Buckingham Palace. The same claim was also shared by...

On March 16, the anti-opposition Facebook page “Political Absurdity” published a post stating that it is still unknown where the funding of Georgian non-governmental organizations comes from, asserting that they are hiding their funding sources. Attached to the post is a photo showing specific members of the civil society, such as Giorgi Burjanadze, former Deputy...

On March 14-15, information, according to which French President Emmanuel Macron said that French army units will be stationed in Ukraine was disseminated on Facebook (1, 2,). The mentioned claim is misleading. In an interview, Macron noted that France is ready to prevent Russia’s victory in Ukraine and did not rule out the possibility of...

On March 13-14, the Russian propaganda media (1, 2, 3), including Комсомольская Правда, as well as Telegram channels (1, 2, 3), Georgian-language Facebook accounts, and Russian social networks published a quote of the Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine, Anatoliy Barhylevych, in which he allegedly says that people with disabilities of all groups, who...

On March 11, a Georgian-language Facebook troll account published a video in which the priest burns incense and dances. According to the description of the video, it takes place in a Ukrainian church “freed from Russian influence.” The video is being distributed with a false description. In fact, the person depicted in the video is...

On March 6, the “People’s Power” party, online outlets “Marshall Press” (1;2), and Newshub published the statement of politician Davit Kartvelishvili, according to which the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Division and the International Committee of Jurists developed a draft resolution “On the decriminalization of all types of narcotic drugs and all types of...

On March 7, 2024, Georgian blogger Archibald Mekeshi published several posts about the Georgian Civic Education Textbook (1, 2). The blogger expresses concern over a story published in a book about American businesswoman and philanthropist Sara Blakely, according to which Blakely, the founder of the intimate apparel company Spanx, was listed on Time’s 100 most...

On February 26, 2024, during the prime-time program of the pro-Kremlin Sezoni TV, the host, Nikoloz Mzhavanadze, claimed that the construction of Anaklia Port was blocked by the US because of Chinese investments: Nikoloz Mzhavanadze: “We know very well that, for example, a few years ago, when Kvirikashvili was the Prime Minister, then the construction...

On March 1-3, Georgian-language Facebook users (1,2,3) shared a video of people dancing in a club. The authors claim that the video depicts French President Emmanuel Macron. The video was also published on a Russian-language website on February 27. The video allegedly depicting the French president is altered. In fact, Emmanuel Macron’s face is manually...