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Law against False Information – A Chance to Eradicate Real Threats or the Imposition of Censorship in Georgia?
Opinion about the new initiative of President of Georgia
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Kakha Kaladze:The inmate mortality rate dropped twelvefold under our government and the number of inmates decreased by a factor of 2.5
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Kakha Kaladze’s statement is HALF TRUE.
18/03/2019Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Archil Talakvadze:Upon his confirmation as Prime Minister, Mamuka Bakhtadze stated that public sector’s labour remuneration to GDP ratio would be 3.9% and this promise has been kept
Verdict: FactCheck leaves Archil Talakvadze’s statement WITHOUT VERDICT.
01/02/2019Without verdictThe verification of the application can not be evaluated -
Giorgi Kobulia:The number of international visitors to Georgia in 2018 was 8.7 million. Of that amount, there were five million tourists. Tourism revenues also increase
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Kobulia’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE.
01/02/2019Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Davit Sergeenko:Beneficiaries of the free medication programme will be 150,000 to 250,000 persons
FactCheck concludes that Davit Sergeenko’s promise was NOT FULFILLED.
31/01/2019Not fulfilledNot fulfilled -
Irakli Sesiashvili:In accordance with the statistics of the past several years, crime is on the rise. In certain cases, this growth is concerning
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Sesiashvili’s statement is TRUE.
28/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Koba Gvenetadze:In the third quarter of 2018, for the first time in the history of Georgia, current account balance is positive and reached 0.3% of the country’s GDP
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Koba Gvenetadze’s statement is TRUE.
24/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Sergo Ratiani:In accordance with the UNICEF survey, there are no toilets in 27% of the schools, whilst 26% of the schools are without hand washing facilities
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Sergo Ratiani’s statement is TRUE.
22/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Giorgi Volski:Growth is very slow, but number of jobs does increase
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Volski’s statement is TRUE.
21/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Sergo Ratiani:
Fifty thousand students have their student status suspended and this number is growing annually. When the Georgian Dream came to power, there were only 11,000 students with suspended status
FactCheck leaves this statement Without Verdict.
07/02/2019Without verdictThe verification of the application can not be evaluated -
Zurab Tchiaberashvili:If the Government of Georgia decides to index pensions, possible annual growth of pensions will be GEL 8-11 only
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Zurab Tchiaberashvili’s statement is TRUE.
18/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Roman Gotsiridze:Budget of the Parliament of Georgia was GEL 34 million in 2012, whilst it is planned to have GEL 64 million in 2019, although the salary of the MPs has not been increased
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Roman Gotsiridze’s statement is HALF TRUE.
18/01/2019Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Lugar laboratory in Georgia – Russia’s traditional rigmarole
There is a whole array of tools of Russia’s malign behavior represented in Georgia, starting from cyber-plots to the whole army of disinformation agencies that are wrapped up in nationalist façade but ultimately are promoting Russian worldview and politic
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Nika Melia:Election observation organisations concluded that the line between party and state was blurred
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Nika Melia’s statement is TRUE.
15/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Levan Khabeishvili:The Georgian Dream came to power with a promise to halve utility prices. However, the electricity tariff has increased instead of being halved
FactCheck concludes that Levan Khabeishvili’s statement is True.
09/01/2019TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing
