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Giorgi Vashadze:“In 2012, when the Georgian Dream came to power, the foreign debt was nearly GEL 7-8 billion. Today, our debt is GEL 23 billion. Does this country look like GEL 15 billion made any difference?”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Vashadze’s statement is HALF TRUE
26/06/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Natia Turnava:“Import dependency has decreased. In 2019, the trade deficit was at a historic low and our trade balance showed a maximal improvement because export had increased significantly by 12%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Natia Turnava’s statement is FALSE
22/06/2020FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Gigla Mikautadze:“In terms of the total government expenditure to GDP ratio, Georgia ranks 88th worldwide”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Gigla Mikautadze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
17/06/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Roman Gotsiridze:“Pensions in fact dropped nearly to the 2012 figure”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Roman Gotsiridze’s statement is FALSE
08/06/2020FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Aleksandre Elisashvili:“Foreign direct investments have dropped by 50%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Aleksandre Elisashvili’s statement is HALF TRUE
28/05/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Ivane Machavariani:“Export dependency was significantly reduced. The current account deficit, which has been a chronic ailment of our economy"
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is HALF TRUE
21/05/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Ivane Machavariani:“In 2012-2019, the economy was growing by 4.8% on average. In total, the economy increased perhaps by a third in real figures.”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
18/05/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Koba Gvenetadze:“There is no directly proportional relation between the exchange rate and prices. In 2014-2015, GEL depreciated by nearly 50% whilst inflation did not exceed 3%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Koba Gvenetadze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
22/04/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Coronavirus Economic Policy in Georgia – Approaches of the Government and the Opposition
Any type of economic stimulus in these circumstances has to be taken with utmost caution, given the danger of inflation, on the one hand, and the danger of the inefficient spending of resources, on the other hand.
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Koba Gvenetadze:
Koba Gvenetadze: “If in 2014 the share of remittances from Russia constituted 50% of the total remittances, this figure is halved today and amounts to 25%”
FactCheck concludes that Koba Gvenetadze’s statement is TRUE
24/03/2020TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Davit Bakradze:“As compared to 2012, the Georgian Dream increased bureaucratic expenses by GEL 1 billion”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Davit Bakradze’s statement is Mostly False
19/03/2020Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Ivane Machavariani:
“As compared to 2016, we almost doubled the volume of state investments but we have not done it at the expense of the budget deficit’s growth. On the contrary, the budget deficit has a decrease trend. In 2019, we had a historic minimum [of deficit.]”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is HALF TRUE
16/03/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Nika Melia:The government spends GEL 525 million more on bureaucracy
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Nika Melia’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE
13/03/2020Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Ivane Machavariani:
We are the number-three country in the world in terms of the tax burden. It would be impossible for us to provide incentives to business by further tax cuts or tax preferences
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is a MANIPULATION OF FACTS
04/03/2020Manipulationგანცხადებაში გაჟღერებული ფაქტები/რიცხვები მეტ-ნაკლებად სწორია, თუმცა სრული კონტექსტი განზრახ არის დამახინჯებული-en -
Beka Liluashvili:In accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s estimates, Georgia is the leader in the region in terms of the average economic growth rate in 2020-2024 and is ahead of many countries in that regard
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Beka Liluashvili’s statement is TRUE
27/02/2020TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing
