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Supported by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented by the French Embassy in Estonia, and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)

🔎 The 2-day internationl event was organised by Myth Detector and @akademie.dw.com, in partnership w/ @rsf-interfr.bsky.social, CFI, MDF & Stop Fals.

🌟Two days of ideas and collaboration, and one shared mission: to #UnveilTheTruth!
On Nov 7-8 #FIMI & #disinformation researchers, fact-checkers, journalists, and media experts from 13 countries gathered in Chișină for the Eastern Partnership Fact-Checkers Annual Conference.

Counting down to Unveil the Truth 2025! ✨
1 more day to go until we meet in Chișinău for the conference and our team is getting everything ready to welcome you on 7–8 November.
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Unveil the Truth: Eastern Partnership Fact-Checkers Conference | ​On November 7-8, 2025, Myth Detector and DW Akademie, in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Media Development Foundation (MDF), and StopFals (Moldova) present the Eastern Partnership F...

La conférence de fact-checking “Unveil the Truth” sera organisée par @mythdetector.com, RSF, @akademie.dw.com, CFI & leurs partenaires les 7 et 8 nov. à Chișinău, 🇲🇩. Des experts de 13 pays traiteront de la désinfo, des ingérences & des menaces numériques.
Infos & inscription👇
www.unveilthetruth.org

Unveil the Truth: Eastern Partnership Fact-Checkers Conference | ​On November 7-8, 2025, Myth Detector and DW Akademie, in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Media Development Foundation (MDF), and StopFals (Moldova) present the Eastern Partnership F...

The fact-checking conference “Unveil the Truth” kicks off Nov 7–8 in Chișinău 🇲🇩, co-organised by @mythdetector.com, RSF, @akademie.dw.com, french MFA, CFI & others. Experts from 13 countries will address disinfo, FIMI & digital threats to democracy. Full info & registration👇
www.unveilthetruth.org

This week's #DisinfoDigest is out 👉 mailchi.mp/mythdetector...
🔴 #Discreditation Campaign Targets EU Ambassador #Herczynski
🔴 #GD Slams the EU Following Critical Remarks from European Officials
🔴 #ProKremlin Narratives Around Russia’s Invasion of #Ukraine

Head of a Funeral Bureau, Conspiracy Theorist, Anti-Globalist – Who Are Georgian Dream’s International Observers Really? On October 4, 2025, local self-government elections were held in Georgia, officially observed by 27 local and 28 international monitoring

Head of a Funeral Bureau, conspiracy theorist, anti-globalist – who are Georgian Dream’s international observers? Read here

#GD #Elections2025 #Georgia

Fabricated Video Falsely Shows Maia Sandu Calling Georgia a Russian Colony On September 28-29, Georgian-language media outlets (Prime Time; Radio Georgian Times; The Georgian Times), the anti-opposition Facebook page “Politicians from

#Fabricated video falsely shows #MaiaSandu calling #Georgia a #Russian colony. Read our fact-check 👇

False Quote About the Funding of the UNM Attributed to Grigol Liluashvili Is Being Circulated On September 17, a fake Facebook account named “Marekhi Liparishvili” shared a photo of the former head of Georgia’s State

#Falsequote about the funding of the #UNM attributed to Grigol #Liluashvili is being circulated.

Georgian Dream, Anonymous Facebook Pages, and Anti-Western Actors Against Mzia Amaghlobeli Mzia Amaghlobeli, founder of Netgazeti and Batumelebi, was arrested on January 11 for slapping a police officer, and on August

#GeorgianDream, anonymous Facebook pages, and #AntiWestern actors against #MziaAmaghlobeli 👇

“Freedom in the World”: What the Freedom House Report Says and How Pro-Government Media Covered It On September 24, pro-government television channels (Imedi; Rustavi 2; POSTV) and news agencies (Marshalpress; Newshub; Radio Sivrtse ; Info 9;

“Freedom in the World”: What the Freedom House report says and how #ProGovernment media covered it 👇

This week's #DisinfoDigest is out 👉 mailchi.mp/mythdetector... 🔴Georgian Dream Insists #EU, Representatives Incite Violence
🔴Government Propaganda Renews Attacks on Congressman #JoeWilson
🔴Disinfo and Manipulations Target #CivilActivists, #Opposition

AI-Generated News Broadcast Video about Kakha Kaladze Circulating On September 19, a Facebook page called “𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 ～” shared a video in which a news anchor talks about Tbilisi

The video about Kakha #Kaladze is created using artificial intelligence. There is no television station with a logo like the one shown in the video. AI-detection tools also confirm that the video is #AIgenerated. 👇

Claim That the United Kingdom Has Banned Support for Palestine by Law Is Manipulative On September 8, the General Secretary of the “Trade Union Solidarity Network,” Revaz Karanadze, released a video statement in which

The claim that the UK has passed a law banning support for #Palestine is #manipulative. In reality, expressions of solidarity with Palestine are not restricted in the country. Read more here 👇

A Fake Facebook Account Shares AI-generated Photo of an Activist On September 18, the Facebook account, Daat Tsabadze, known for regularly spreading disinformation, posted a photo with the following description:

The photo disseminated by the fake account is #AIgenerated and is intended to discredit #protest participants. Read our fact-check 👇

Forged Document About Maia Sandu’s Mental Health Circulates to Discredit Her Between September 3 and 8, Georgian- and Russian-language (1;2;3;4;5;6) Facebook accounts were spreading claims that Moldovan President Maia Sandu has

During the pre-election period, the #disinformation about the Moldovan president’s mental health is aimed at discrediting her. Read our fact-check 👇

#MaiaSandu

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Anonymous Facebook Pages Target Joe Wilson, the West, and the Opposition In May 2025, Myth Detector reported about three anonymous Facebook pages that published and promoted anti-Western and anti-opposition articles. The

Anonymous Facebook pages target Joe Wilson, the West, and the Opposition. Read here 👇

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This week's #DisinfoDigest is out 👉 mailchi.mp/mythdetector...
📍 #GeorgianDream continues to downplay #VisaFree suspension threat
📍 Pro-Government #ImediTV features new #AntiEU Program
📍 #Disinfo and Manipulations target #CivilSociety, #Journalists, #Opposition

Fake On.ge Screenshot About Tornike Rizhvadze’s Fine Circulates On September 7, Facebook accounts and pages (1;2;3;4), including anonymous accounts “Giga Chergoleishvili” and “Angry Dandelion,” spread information claiming that

A #falsified On.ge screenshot about Tornike #Rizhvadze’s fine is being circulated. The media has not published any such content. The information about Rizhvadze being fined is not confirmed.

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Video Manipulation Falsely Shows Activist Claiming He Is Paid to Participate in the Protest On September 8, the anti-opposition Facebook page “Official Agency for Mocking the ‘Natsis’,” pro-government expert Amiran Salukvadze, and several Facebook

The activist Davit Sekhniashvili’s comment about participation in the protest is being spread manipulatively. 👇Read more here mythdetector.com/en/he-is-pai...

What Do We Know About the Deaths of 16 Candidates From Different Parties in Germany? On September 5, pro-government media outlets (POSTV, Imedi, Rustavi 2) and news agencies (Newshub.ge, Georgia First NEWS, INFO9, მხარე •

North Rhine-Westphalia has over 18 million residents, with more than 20,000 candidates taking part in local elections. Therefore, 16 deaths within a few pre-election weeks are not statistically unusual.👇 Read more here

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Fabricated Video Claims Ilham Aliyev Initiated Moscow’s Cultural Liberation On August 26, the Georgian-language Facebook account Tbilisi 24 shared a video of Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, in which he

The video of Ilham #Aliyev speaking about the #Kremlin’s cultural liberation allegedly built by Azerbaijanis is #fabricated. The voice was most likely generated using #AI, while the footage was taken from Aliyev’s meeting with Vietnam’s leader.

Disinformation Claims an Anti-Corruption Bureau Employee Discovered Zelenskyy’s $1.2 Billion Property Between August 27 and September 2, Georgian (1;2) and Russian-speaking (1;2;3;4) Facebook users spread claims that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau

#Disinformation claims an Anti-Corruption Bureau employee discovered #Zelenskyy’s $1.2 billion property. Read our fact-check 👇

Did Joe Wilson Receive Money From the United National Movement Through a Lobbying Company? On July 22, TV channels Imedi (1, 2, 3) and POSTV, as well as online outlets (Newshub.ge, Prime Time, INFO9,

🚫 No, Joe Wilson did NOT receive money from Georgia’s UNM party. Read our fact-check here 👇

TV Imedi Spreads Yet Another Disinformation about Grants Received by EECMD, ISFED, and EPRC On July 20, the TV company Imedi published a report from “Imedis Kvira” (Imedi’s Weekly) on its Facebook page, which

#TVImedi spreads yet another disinformation about grants received by #EECMD, #ISFED, and #EPRC. Read more here 👇

What Do We Know About Jewish Immigration to Palestine After World War II? On February 14, 2025, the Facebook page “World News” published a video which, according to its description, shows Jews arriving

TASS provides no evidence to support its claim about the cremation of #Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies. In fact, there is no crematorium in Ternopil Oblast. Read more details here 👇

Does the Video Show the Cremation of Ukrainian Soldiers’ Bodies in Ternopil Oblast? On July 9, the Russian state propaganda media outlet TASS released footage that it claims shows the cremation of Ukrainian

TASS provides no evidence to support its claim about the cremation of #Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies. In fact, there is no crematorium in Ternopil Oblast. Read more details here 👇

Does Armenia Need Access to the Sea to Participate in the “Black Sea Strategy”? On July 14, in Brussels, the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission,

Does #Armenia need access to the #Sea to Participate in the #BlackSeaStrategy? Read our fact-check 👇

Is the Accusation of “Pro-Russian Sentiment” Against Le Pen, AfD, and Others Unfounded? On July 16, 2025, the pro-government media outlet POSTV’s Facebook page “POSTV - Analytics” published a video discussing how the

Is the accusation of “#ProRussian Sentiment” against #LePen, #AfD, and others unfounded? Read our fact-check 👉 mythdetector.com/en/pro-russi...