In 2021, “Myth Detector” fact-checked a number of absurd myths. Here are the 10 most unbelievable disinformation we have revealed in 2021. Walt Disney’s body is frozen and is waiting to be revived source: npg.ge Based on Daily News Reported, website npg.ge claimed that after Walt Disney’s death, his body was frozen in the hope that...

On October 11th, 2021, Facebook user Beso Beso published a postunderscoring Stalin’s strength and effective rule. The post noted that in his last days, Adolf Hitler had been highlighting Stalin’s superiority in his diaries. In addition, to point out Stalin’s modern appreciation, the post noted that his monuments can be found in a number of Asian and post-Soviet...

On August 30th, 2021, the U.S. has finished withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan. The process itself started after reaching the agreement with the Taliban during Trump’s presidency in Doha. During the process, the Taliban accelerated the military campaign and seized control of the majority of the Afghan territories, including the capital city Kabul. Until...

Update: After marking the Facebook post as false, the posts by TIA.ge and Luka Luka were corrected. On August 17th, the Facebook user Luka Luka posted a photo of a masked woman in the group “Freedom”. The description of the post claimed that in 18th century England if a girl could not get married before...

While the survey results of the authoritative research organizations demonstrate the support of the Georgian population for the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), political party “The Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” has been actively spreading the narrative that NATO no longer remains the priority for the Georgian people. According to the 2021 Public Opinion Research of...

On August 9th, the Facebook user “Bolo Zhamis Kristianebi” published a video claiming that it showcases the forceful vaccination of people. The description of the video states that “COVID-fascists are coming with the deadly injections of the beast,” and if society does not awaken anytime soon, they will reach their homes.   The video is...

Mariam Aladoshvili Mariam Aladoshvili is a third-year BA student of International Relations at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. As an exchange student, Mariam has studied at the Department of Social studies at Charles University in the Czech Republic. Her main areas of interest are European studies and hybrid warfare. Tamuna Baliani Tamuna Baliani lives...

On July 5th, apart from forcing the cancellation of the “March for Dignity” and exerting violence against journalists, the representatives of the anti-Pride violent homophobic groups removed the EU flag from the Georgian Parliament. Two days later, on July 7th, following the “silent demonstration” against violence, the flag was once again removed and barbarously burned...

On July 20th, Sputnik Ossetia has published an article with the title: “KGB has linked the cases of the African Plague with the working of the Lugar Laboratory in Georgia.” The statement was shared by the State Security Committee of the de facto Republic of the occupied South Ossetia, which claims that in July, in...

On June 16, Georgia and World, an online media outlet, published an article headlined “The European Union as an undermined neoliberal tyranny.” fondsk.ru is referred to as the source of information. According to the article, the results of recent Eurobarometer surveys confirm that Europeans are not satisfied with the EU actions. To prove negative attitudes...

  On June 14th, 2021, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its 31st summit in Brussels. Prior to the event, several openly and discretely pro-Russian, Kremlin-tied, ultranationalist and anti-Western actors became active. By spreading mixed messages, these actors aimed at invoking skepticism towards the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Anti-NATO sentiments were predominantly invoked by...

On June 15, 2021, Facebook user მელქასდუკ კართაგენელი (Melkasduk Kartageneli) published a post about COVID-19, pandemic and vaccines. He claims that trials against “COVID-Fascism” are scheduled in Germany and the United States on July 3 and July 4. However, except for the dates of apparent trials, the post provides no additional information or source. The...