On February 24th, 2022, the Facebook page “With You” published a photo collage of “TV Pirveli,” containing pictures of Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine. The post’s description states that the picture shows 12 Georgian soldiers who died in Ukraine, although no additional information about the soldiers and their deaths is provided. As of February 25th,...

On February 25th, the Facebook account “Lawyer David Girgvliani” published a post about an alleged statement by U.S. President Joe Biden. The photo features a caption in English, stating that Biden will unfollow Vladimir Putin on Twitter. The following description to the photo: “The loser of the century! Shame of Uncle Sam!” Information about the...

 On February 24th, 2022, several scenes allegedly depicting the current events in Ukraine went viral on Georgian social media. The Facebook page “Cardhu” published a video, according to which the Ukrainian anti-aircraft system protects the city from Russian bombs. Identical footage was also used in the videos of the Facebook page “Conservative” and “World Polotics.”...

On February 24th, a video allegedly depicting a large number of military planes in the Ukrainian sky has become viral on Georgian social media. According to the descriptions, the footage was taken in Ukraine, and the aircrafts belonged to the Russian military. The videos were shared by “Alt-Info” host Nikoloz Mzhavanadze, blogger Beka Vardosanidze and...

On February 24th, the Facebook page “The Caucasian Telegraph” published a photo showing a Russian flag hoisted on a Kharkiv building. The post notes that photos from Kharkiv are circulating on the Internet, which gives the impression that the picture depicts the events of February 24th, 2022, i.e. the initiation of war by Russia against...

On February 23rd, 2022, the Facebook page “Dzala Simartleshia”[The Power Lies within the Truth] published a screenshot of an alleged statement was published on the official Facebook page of the Central Election Commission of Georgia. In the statement, the CEC administration welcomed the letter sent to Vladimir Putin by the pro-Kremlin “Alt-Info,” stating that there...

On February 20th, 2022, the online publication “Info Analytical” published an article regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, with the following headline: “Under the leadership of “perverted Kelly” [Degnan], anti-U.S. sentiments in Georgia rose to the highest degree.” The article stated that Degnan fled the country, which “can be considered a victory for...

On February 17th, 2022, Facebook user Malkhaz Khabazi published a post claiming that the Ukrainian military had opened fire on up to ten separatist-controlled villages in Donbas on the morning of February 17th with grenade launchers and large-calibre machine guns. Khabazi claimed that Ukraine fired more than 200 shells at separatists, while the number of...

On February 2nd, 2022, Shota Martinenko, the member of the “Conservative Movement”  part and one of the hosts of the “Alt-Analytica” program on Alt-Info TV, spoke about the victims of the July 5th violent demonstration, stating that according to court footage, witnesses and victims are unable to identify the culprits: Shota Martinenko, Host at Alt-Info:...

Amid the Ukrainian crisis, information about the participation of elderly people in the ongoing civil exercises in Ukraine has been somewhat viral on social media. Several media outlets, including the “Mtavari Arkhi”, “Formula,” and “Mega TV”, wrote about 79-year-old Valentina Konstantinovska. A post about Ukrainian women being at the front was also posted on the...

On February 15th, 2022, the news portal “Info Analytical” published an article authored by Irakli Jankarashvili with the following headline: “The Ukrainian crisis initially began with ‘Biden’s lies.’ The article claimed that the escalation of tensions between Ukraine and Russia is the result of steps taken by the Biden administration and U.S. intelligence. According to...

On February 10th, 2022, the Facebook page “Politicano” published a post about Ukraine, claiming that the “neo-Nazi government” of Ukraine continues to restrict freedom of speech in the country. The post states that last year the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky closed 3 popular channels. This time, the Kherson District Court sentenced a citizen to...