On December 2, a Facebook user published a social media card stating that a statue of Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze would be erected in Samtredia.
The claim that a statue of Kakha Kaladze will be installed in Samtredia originates from the satirical Facebook page “Khashuri Municipality” and does not correspond to reality.
The original source of the circulated information is the satirical Facebook page titled “ხაშურის მუნიციპალიტეტი • Khashuri Municipality,” which published the claim about Kaladze’s statue on December 1. At the end of the post, in the hashtags, it is indicated that the content is satirical. The post is humorous in nature and does not reflect the truth.
Fictitious, satirical posts are systematically shared on this page. It is not affiliated with the Khashuri Municipality City Hall. No such announcement has been published on the municipality’s official Facebook page.
Similarly, no such information can be found on the official Facebook page or website of the Samtredia Municipality City Hall. The Samtredia Municipal Council has not disseminated this information either (1; 2).
Myth Detector has previously fact-checked posts whose claims also originated from the satirical Facebook page of Khashuri Municipality. Read more in the following articles:
- The original source of the information about restoring Brezhnev’s bust in Khashuri is a satirical Facebook page
- The post claiming that Giorgi Saakadze Street in Khashuri would be named after Shevardnadze is satirical
- The post claiming that Temur Tatarashvili was appointed director of the Khashuri music school is satirical
- A satirical post is circulating about building Disneyland in Khashuri Municipality
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