On October 13 and 14, the anti-opposition Facebook page “Political Sarcasm,” along with several Facebook users (1; 2; 3) shared a video depicting participants of a protest rally wearing striped shirts, holding barbed wire, and dancing. Comments under the Facebook posts indicate that some Facebook users believed the video was real.
An AI-generated video fabrication is being circulated about the protest rally. The video, created using a photo from Palitranews, aims to discredit the protesters.
In the corner of the circulated video, part of a logo can be seen that resembles the logo of the media outlet Palitranews. The very first frame of the video is identical to a photo taken at the rally-performance titled “You Cannot Imprison Georgia” and published by Palitranews on October 12. Both the individuals shown in the video and their arrangement are also identical. It is likely that this specific frame was used to generate the AI video. The video also displays several telltale signs of AI generation, including unnatural facial expressions of the participants.
The rally-performance was covered by multiple media outlets. In the footage published by them, there is no indication that any part of the performance involved dancing.
The protest rally-performance named “You Cannot Imprison Georgia” took place in Tbilisi on October 12. Wearing striped shirts and holding barbed wire, the participants expressed solidarity with the citizens detained during protests. The rally began near Vera Park and proceeded in a march toward the Parliament of Georgia. Upon reaching the Parliament, the participants took off the shirts, accompanied by chants such as “They’ll take the barbed wire with them to Russia” and “Down with the Russian regime.”
Myth Detector has repeatedly fact-checked visual materials, including AI-generated photos and videos, created to discredit pro-Western protests and their participants. For more on visual manipulations circulating in the past, see:
- Protest Against Judges or Support for Those Detained on Prostitution Charges? – What the Photo Really Shows
- What Is Actually Written on the Bag Seen in Photos from the Protest?
- POSTV Spreads Fabricated Photo About the Ongoing Protest
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