On October 5th, the Civil Election Commission, created with the initiative of “Shame Movement” and  PIA, published a post claiming that the Central Election Commission’s Information Protection Center accused them of spreading election disinformation, but, in reality, the page on which this information was published was fake. “Myth Detector” has identified three fake pages created under the...

Over the course of the last couple of days, information regarding the illegal crossing of the Georgian border by the ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has been spread manipulatively both on social and traditional media. By using various platforms, anti-liberal and pro-Kremlin actors have been attempting to link the controversial return of Saakashvili with the West, namely...

On September 29th, a religious Facebook profile published a photo depicting Joe Biden taking the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine with the following description: “False president is taking a false vaccine at the false television stage.” The post manipulatively links the vaccine booster and the television scenery/background, calling them both fake. In fact, the background in...

On October 2nd, 2021, the online media outlet “MarshallPress” published information with the following title: “The future and the way forward are more important than yesterday” – The U.S. is no longer interested in Saakashvili.” Attached to the material is a photo of U.S. Ambassador Kelly Degnan, creating the impression that the phrase “The U.S. is no...

On October 2nd, “Leader 41”- a Facebook page supportive of the ruling “Georgian Dream” party published a post claiming that “Putin’s journalist” Dimitry Gordon has asked Volodymyr Zelensky to demand the release of the Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. The post asserted that a similar statement was made by the member of the Russian Duma, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, indicating that...

On October 2nd, the online publication Publishers.ge shared the information with the following headline: “Is Ivanishvili leaving the country? Urgent! A few minutes ago, a video was spread on the social network, depicting a helicopter arriving at Ivanishvili’s house. Where is he going?” The article is accompanied by a video shared by Facebook user Kakha Tilidze, but provides...

On October 2nd, Facebook page “Provocateurs” published a photo featuring the logo of the research organization “Ipsos,” claiming that according to the survey published at 19:30, the “Georgian Dream” takes the lead by 47%, followed by the “United National Movement” by 27%, and “For Georgia” by 6%. The survey, published in the name of “Ipsos,” is false since...

On October 1st, the news agency kvira.ge published an article with the headline: “Zhirinovsky to Saakashvili: We will take all measures to release you.” On October 2nd, the article was shared by the Georgian Dream supporter page “Leader 41,” adding that Mikheil Saakashvili is a Russian agent, while Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic...

On October 2nd, Facebook pages “Dzala Simartleshia” [The Power Lies in Truth] and NewsWall.ge published a photo featuring the logo of the research organization ‘Edison Research,’ claiming that according to the survey published at 16:00, the “Georgian Dream” takes the lead by 46%, followed by the “United National Movement” by 27%, and “For Georgia” by 7%. In...

On October 1st, 2021, the Facebook profile “Supporters of Davit Nemdadze” published a post claiming that Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, had been arrested at the Turkish consulate in Tbilisi. The post also stated that the Saakashvili was under the protection of the Turkish diplomatic corps and was brought to Georgia by a...

On October 2nd, 2021, a user “Taso Devadze” has published a picture depicting two women kissing in the Facebook group “Citizen – Non-Governmental Organization.” The image is accompanied by the following description: “That’s her the new daughter-in-law of Giuli Alasania… елизавета ясько с девушкой [Yelyzaveta Yasko with a girl],” claiming that the image showcases Yelyzaveta Yasko, the...

On October 1st, after the former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, announced his return to Georgia via his personal Facebook page, another Facebook user, Davit Makishvili, uploaded a picture with the following caption: “Georgian-Turkish Border.” The picture depicts both Makishvili and Saakashvili together. The photo has also been shared by the Facebook page “Jurisprudence.” The picture of Mikheil Saakashvili...