“A total of 1.4 million people are currently employed in Georgia, marking a record high since the 1990s.”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Kobakhidze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE

Number of Employed Individuals in State LEPLs and NNLEs Consistently Increasing in Recent Years

Politicians often emphasise that the number of employees in state LEPLs and NNLEs is inflated, proposing that the aforementioned jobs are taken by those affiliated with or loyal to the ruling party.

“Agriculture stood out as a priority with over 4 billion invested. Yet, what did we get? Cultivated land plots have diminished and the workforce has reduced by 60,000 employed individuals.”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Sergo Chikhladze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE

“The unemployment rate is at a historic low.”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Gharibashvili’s statement is a MANIPULATION

A church was burned down in Ukraine because the abbot refused to obey the “schismatic and non-canonical” patriarchate.

Verdict: FAKE NEWS

Disinformation: Metropolitan Epiphanius created a petition to canonise Joe Biden

Verdict: FAKE NEWS

Disinformation: Ukrainian Orthodox Church plans to proclaim Mikheil Saakashvili as a living saint.

Verdict: FAKE NEWS

“If GeoStat calculates how many people in fact have at least an average salary, the result will be completely catastrophic because we live in a country where the salary of 130,000 people is lower than the subsistence minimum measured by GeoStat.”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Petriashvili’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE

“In the second quarter of 2022, the unemployment decreased by 4%. Nearly 36,000 people found jobs and the number of self-employed people also increased.”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Eka Sepashvili’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE

In accordance with the state budget indicators, there are 11,000 more officials to carry out the same functions (execution of budget programmes) today as compared to 2012

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Abesadze’s statement is HALF TRUE.

The unemployment rate has been falling. In 2018, the unemployment rate decreased by 1.2 percentage points and reached 12.7% which is the lowest figure in the last 15 years

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Mamuka Bakhtadze’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE.

Challenges of Vocational Education in Georgia