On February 2, 2023, a Georgian-language Facebook user published a post claiming that a new method of burying the dead has been introduced in Europe, according to which the corpse is filled with resin and used as a coffee table. According to the user, the dead are insulted by such action and this method is...

On February 2, the anonymous Facebook profile Apolitical Page published a video showing a cleric sitting on a throne being led into a church by the hand. “Orthodoxy in Ukraine” – writes the author of the post. Apolitical Page disseminates a video manipulation. In fact, the footage was not shot in the Orthodox Church of...

On February 4, 2024, Facebook users, including Bondo Mdzinarashvili, the member of the board of Trustees of the Public Broadcaster shared (1,2,3,4,5,6) a photo on which the Eiffel Tower can be seen against the background of tall haystacks and tractors. Some Facebook users are linking the photo to the ongoing farmers’ protests in Paris. The same...

On January 19, 2024, during the prime time program of the pro-Kremlin “Sezoni TV,” the guest, archpriest Giorgi Razmadze spoke about euthanasia. The archpriest notes that in European countries where euthanasia is legalized, sickness is equated with death. Giorgi Razmadze’s claim creates the impression that euthanasia is an alternative to taking care of a sick...

On January 29, 2024, a Georgian-language Facebook account published a photo collage comparing the Stalin monuments in Berlin and Gori. In the photo taken in Gori, the monument is seen to have fallen after being dismantled, while in the black and white photo taken in Berlin, the monument of Stalin is still standing. The author...

On January 22, 2024, the administration of the Georgian government reported about the leading position of Georgia in the World Bank Enterprise Survey. According to the statement, Georgia ranks 13th in the world in terms of the lack of bribery and is in the top ten in Europe, and it is among the best in...

On January 29, a Georgian-language Facebook account shared a video of a half-naked man singing in Ukrainian. According to the author of the post, the person depicted in the video will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2024. The user points to the “history of fallen humanity,” claiming that no one can fix the situation in the...

On January 29-30, a video (1,2) allegedly depicting the conflict between the Texas state authorities and the US central federal government was disseminated on social media. According to the “Georgia First” portal, the video shows military equipment being brought into combat readiness and their movement in the state of Texas. A video with a similar...

On January 25, former military Ermile Nemsadze claimed in a live stream that the European Union demands Georgia to completely remove hagiography from school materials. According to Nemsadze, “emptying the Georgian school of religious issues” is a demand of the European Union. Ermile Nemsadze: [Gia Murghulia] states that it is possible to reduce the scope...

On January 28, 2024, the anonymous Facebook account “Informational Analytical Union” published a post stating that the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately stop the bombing of Gaza and incitement to hatred against the Palestinians. In addition, Israel is obliged to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, not to destroy evidence for the Genocide...

On January 22-23, 2024, Russian propaganda media (1,2,3,4,5), including Московский Комсомолец, Аргументы и Факты and Военное обозрение, reported that the father of a young recruit in Kharkiv killed an employee of the commissariat. According to the media, the young man conscripted to the war suffered from asthma, and a few weeks ago he was caught...

On January 21, 2024, the Facebook account “More Caucasus” published a video showing a young woman using incense in a church. According to the author of the post, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) allowed women to serve as priests. The claim that women have been granted the right to serve as priests in the...