StopFake: The Claim That Ukrainian Activists Are Being Gathered to Incite Unrest in Georgia Is False

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On December 7, Russian media outlets (tsargrad.tv, news-kharkov.ru) disseminated information claiming that activists in Ukraine are being recruited to participate in protests in Tbilisi.

“We are looking for strong men with combat experience.” According to Russian media, this is a statement allegedly posted on a Ukrainian website. The article claims that the announcement targets residents of Chernihiv. Applicants are promised €35 per day. Meals and accommodation are included in the package.

In addition to this alleged announcement, Russian articles also report that a Ukrainian passport was found on Rustaveli Avenue, supposedly confirming the presence of Ukrainian activists in Tbilisi.

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The evidence suggesting that activists are being recruited in Ukraine to incite unrest in Georgia is fabricated: 1) The announcement disseminated by Russian media, allegedly seeking Ukrainian activists on a job site, cannot be found and has been digitally altered. Myth Detector received written confirmation from WORK.UA stating that such a post has never been published on their platform. 2) The Ukrainian passport, supposedly found in Tbilisi in 2024, was actually found in Uzhhorod in 2020.

According to the fabricated announcement circulated by Russian media, the “job” duration is three weeks without days off. The employer also guarantees unhindered border crossing.

“Protests are going on in Georgia, and we are helping Georgians defend their freedom. Combat experience, knowledge of street protests, and martial arts skills will be considered an advantage,” reads the announcement, which was allegedly posted on a Ukrainian website.

The article notes that Tbilisi protests have long been compared to the events of Euromaidan, making it clear why “strong men” with combat experience might be needed.

The information was fact-checked by the Ukrainian fact-checking organization Stopfake, and additionally, Myth Detector contacted the job search platform WORK.UA for verification.

  • The announcement allegedly posted on a Ukrainian website cannot be found

The visual of the circulated screenshot was likely taken from the job search platform WORK.UA. The “advertisement” claims that “activists” are being recruited in Chernihiv. The vacancy was supposedly posted on October 30. However, StopFake reviewed all job postings in Chernihiv from that date and found no such announcement. It is possible that the text of the ad was digitally altered, incorporating elements from a genuine job post with a different context.

The fabricated advertisement lists the employer as “Petrenko.V.N,” a company reportedly operating in the construction industry and specializing in woodworking, with a staff of 10-50 employees. StopFake could not locate any employer under this name and description on WORK.UA but did find “Yareshko V.N.,” which describes its operations similarly. Among its job postings is a vacancy for a security guard in Chernihiv, which likely served as the basis for the falsified announcement.

Myth Detector contacted the job platform WORK.UA, whose press office confirmed in writing that the announcement disseminated by Russian media was never published on their site. According to the company, all job postings submitted to the platform go through moderator checks. This type of content would not have passed the moderation stage as it violates the company’s policies.

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The real advertisement. Source: Stopfake.org
  • The passport photo published by Russian media is from 2020

To substantiate claims that activists are being recruited in Ukraine to participate in protests, Russian media also published a photo of a passport. They claim that the Ukrainian citizen’s passport was found on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, which is not true.

StopFake traced the authentic source of the document. It turns out that the photo of this Ukrainian passport was originally posted on the Facebook page Автостанції Закарпаття in 2020. The announcement stated that an unknown person’s passport had been found in Uzhhorod. The fact that this is the same image falsely linked to 2024 by Russian media is confirmed by the identical background visible in the passport photo.

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Source: Stopfake.org

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11Topic: Politics
Violation: Disinformation
Country: Ukraine
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