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Georgia is busy with marijuana and gay pride

Summary

The syndrome of destruction that hit Europe is visible in Georgia. Instead of building planes, as before, this great Christian nation is busy with marijuana and gay pride.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about threatened values, which is used to undermine progressive Western attitudes about a variety of normative issues, including the rights of women, ethnic and religious minorities, and LGBT groups, among others.

Georgia is facing a massive disinformation attack after recent protests. The story is also consistent with narratives accusing the Western countries of meddling and attempting to forcibly impose their liberal values on countries with a strong Christian tradition. For similar cases, see here, here, and here.

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  • Reported in: Issue 157
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/06/2019
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Europe, Georgia
  • Keywords: Western values, Christianity, LGBT
  • Outlet: News Front (2:50-13:05, 14:05-14:30)
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July 03, 2019
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July 03, 2019
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation around the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

Indeed, the Honorary Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the former Patriarch of Kyiv, Filaret, referred to this in his recent speech.  However, the press service of the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate made a clarification a few days later.  According to it, Filaret did not claim that the Ecumenical Patriarchate collects money from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine: “His Holiness Patriarch Filaret does not claim that the data that was published in the publication is true.  He only referred to this publication.  The responsibility to check the data contained in this publication lies exclusively with the journalists who published it,” the press service informs.

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Disclaimer

The Disinformation Review focuses on key messages carried in the international information space, which have been identified as providing a partial, distorted or false view or interpretation and spreading key pro-Kremlin messaging. It does not necessarily imply, however, that the outlet concerned is linked to the Kremlin or pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. The Review exposes latest disinformation narratives based on media reporting and therefore cannot be considered an official EU position. Likewise, the news articles are based on the analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force, so information and opinions expressed are not considered an official EU position.