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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 -
WHO’s Fabricated Statement is being Circulated Through Georgian Facebook
Verdict: Fake News
16/06/2020Fake NewsFake News -
Tina Bokuchava:“A total of 69% of people live in poverty and Georgia is number one in the region in terms of the hunger index.”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Tina Bokuchava’s statement is HALF TRUE
16/06/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
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 -
Giorgi Gakharia:“A total of 600,000 people work in agriculture and the National Statistics Office of Georgia considers them as self-employed. We provide help to them (400,000 persons) through agriculture programmes.”
Verdict: FactCheck leaves Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s statement WITHOUT A VERDICT
08/06/2020Without verdictThe verification of the application can not be evaluated -
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 -
Fake News: Polish government blocked Russian humanitarian aid to Italy
Verdict: FAKE NEWS
28/05/2020Fake NewsFake News -
Fake News: “COVID-19 is written on 5G circuit boards!”
Verdict: Fake News
27/05/2020Fake NewsFake News -
Does Government Assistance Meet the Subsistence Minimum?
According to the official data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the subsistence minimum for a working-age man in March 2020 was GEL 206 whilst in April it decreased to GEL 199.6
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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 -
Zaza Gabunia:“None of the large infrastructure projects have been stopped.”
Verdict: FactCheck leaves Zaza Gabunia’s statement WITHOUT VERDICT
18/05/2020Without verdictThe verification of the application can not be evaluated -
How News Front Continues to Operate
News Front’s Georgian office is part of News Front run from the annexed Crimea and operates in eight languages in addition to Georgian
07/05/2020FactCheck NewspaperFactCheck Newspaper
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Export-Import Trends of Agricultural Pro...
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: “Emigrants send home USD 3.3 billion a...
Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
“Georgia’s nominal GDP per capita in PPP...
TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing
