On March 23, Facebook user Khatuna Saginashvili published a video depicting American doctor Steve Hotze speaking about COVID-19 vaccines. According to Hotze, the so-called COVID-19 vaccine actually operates differently from the traditional vaccine and is experimental gene therapy. Disseminated video about vaccines contains several pieces of disinformation and unsubstantiated claim. Disinformation N1: Coronavirus vaccine is...

On September 17, 2020, a Facebook profile „ჩემი საქართველო“ (My Georgia) published a photo with a caption claiming that it is Lagodekhi Nature Reserve. The author of the post expresses delight and also points out that the photo shows Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, located in Kakheti, Georgia. Although the post is from 2020, it is still...

On March 28, 2021, Georgian Facebook user Linda Linda in the Facebook group ანტი-მასონობა. „ანტიქრისტეს“ ახალი მსოფლიო წესრიგი (NWO); ანტი-ეკუმენიზმი (Anti-masonry. ‘Antichrist’s’ New World Order (NWO); Anti-ecumenism) published the post claiming that sports footwear brand “Nike” produced Satan shoes. According to the post, Nike shoes contain human blood and only 666 pairs of shoes will...

On March 20, Facebook page “ბიბლიის მორწმუნე ქრისტიანები” (Bible Believing Christians) published a post, according to which Geert Vanden Bossche, a Belgian virologist, released an open letter, where he claims that a vaccine is not needed to develop immunity to COVID-19 and that mass vaccination will be equal to genocide against humanity. The post is...

  On March 24, 2021, a Facebook user “Christians Who Believe in Bible” published photos of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, together with the following quote: “There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to...

On March 24, Facebook page Psha Vela published the post claiming that Nobel Laureate Dr. Dénis Mukwege refused to work in the COVID-19 response team and stated that the reason was the assignment given to him demanding every disease or death to be attributed to coronavirus, more particularly to coronavirus “Plandemic”, which means that pandemic...

On March 9, Facebook page კარდჰუ (Kardhu) published a post, claiming that Georgia does not receive even one kilowatt from the electricity generated by the Enguri hydropower plant (HPP) and that in winter, the HPP actually works for Abkhazia only. Kardhu’s claim is manipulative and it is not true. The information as if the electricity generated...

On 21 March, a Facebook user, Koba Kuprashvili, posted a video showing a German-speaking man roaming the Batumi Republican Hospital and filming empty corridors and wards. The man concludes that since there are no covid-infected patients there, the pandemic has ended in Georgia and that AstraZeneca vaccine, rejected by Europe, has been brought to Georgia. In his...

On March 19, Shota Apkhaidze published a post on his personal Facebook page, according to which Georgia has turned into a proving ground for testing the AstraZeneca vaccines “rejected” by international organizations. Noting that it has several reasons, Apkhaidze claims that AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, wants to repair its reputation, trying to turn Georgia into...

On March 17, 2021, Facebook user Nana Chaligava published a post involving the quotes by Nodar Gogebashvili, “a world-renowned immunologist,” who claims that instead of the announced vaccine, it is planned to put a gene fragment of ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule into our bodies that will definitely lead to human genome modification, infertility, cancers and...

On March 14, 2021, Facebook user Keti Sesiashvili spread the video recording of Zakaria Rochikashvili’s program “Eskulapi” (Asclepius), where Georgian doctors Tina Topuria and Tinatin Gotsadze are talking about the coronavirus vaccines. As of March 21, the video has 16K views. The video contains several pieces of disinformation, as well as a partly false claim...

On March 19, Facebook page Politicano published a photo depicting German academic and diplomat, Walter Hallstein with a Nazi symbol and a caption: “Walter Hallstein, the first President of the European Commission, was an active member of various Nazi organizations and served in Hitler’s army.” According to the post, in 1942-1944, Hallstein served as a...