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Ivane Kighuradze:
“The funding for science has decreased by GEL 2 million.”
12/12/2013TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Davit Onoprishvili:
“A decline in the GDP [growth rate] started in the summer of 2012 when the Georgian Dream was still engaged in the pre-election campaign. This fact has been pointed out by the International Monetary Fund representatives on multiple occasions. The quarterl
10/12/2013Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Zurab Japaridze:
“Economic growth sees a threefold decline. Shortfall in the budget borders on one billion. Next year, you [government] are planning on taking a debt of over GEL 1.1 billion. You are expanding the budget deficit.”
10/12/2013TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Irakli Gharibashvili:
Irakli Gharibashvili discusses improved (since March of the current year) economic indices.
09/12/2013Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Chiora Taktakishvili:
Gigla Agulashvili speaks about the 2013 harvest and wine export
06/12/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Nodar Khaduri:
“The number of employed grew by eight thousand in the second quarter of the current year relative to the first; furthermore, in the first quarter of this year growth had amounted to 15 thousand as compared to the first quarter of the last year.”
26/11/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Zurab Melikishvili:
“The bad state of affairs in the economy is spreading into other fields. The net profit of the railway, for instance, dropped by 40%. Fitch Ratings already wrote about this matter and negatively described the perspectives of the Georgian Railway.”
26/11/2013Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Paata Kvizhinadze:
“As of today, the Council of Appeals at the Ministry of Finance went from formal activities to real actions. It examines problematic matters and in most cases makes a decision in favour of entrepreneurs.”
25/11/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Giorgi Vashadze:
“The government is taking internal debts of unprecedented magnitude and with high interest rates which will be hard to repay afterwards.”
25/11/2013Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Giorgi Targamadze:
“Regarding the speculations that this [moratorium on agricultural land] is impeding the flow of investments and economic growth, [they are false, as] no agricultural investments are being made in Georgia.”
20/10/2013LieThe statement is inaccurate and the assertion in it is absurd -
Zurab Tkemaladze:
“Expenditures of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia amounted to 223 million lari in the first two quarters of 2013, exceeding expenditures of the same period of the last year by 21 million 700 thousand lari.”
18/11/2013Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition
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“Turkey is Georgia’s leading trade partn...
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“Tourism has reached a historic high.”
Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition