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Disinfo: The US is working on a biological weapon in Georgia

Summary

The US is working on a biological weapon in Georgia. Any leakage of such biomaterial can lead to outbreaks of serious diseases. Therefore, Americans are transferring laboratories in other countries. 

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Lugar lab.

Consistent to the wide-spread pro-Kremlin conspiracy theory alleging that the United States develops biological weapons around the world,  including in Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine and other countries. Read the latest here

Richard Lugar Centre for Public Health Research is a facility of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is a top-tiered institution in NCDC’s laboratory network and serves as a reference laboratory for Georgia’s public health system. Read more about the disinformation campaign surrounding the Lugar Laboratory on Myth Detector.

See related disinformation cases, alleging that the US military is testing bacteriological weapons on Ukrainians; the US surrounds Russia with biological laboratories for future attack; Novichok is produced in Georgia and the US.

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Sputnik South-Ossetia (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 211
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07/09/2020
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: US, Georgia
  • Keywords: Lugar Laboratory, Biological weapons

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative on Alexei Navalny poisoning.

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Recurrent disinformation message using relativism to undermine the West: in the EU, the population would allegedly accept the dictatorship and its repression whereas in the east and in particular Belarus, the people would not accept any misconduct from its leaders.

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EU and the US plan to open refugee camps for Arab migrants in Georgia

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the migration crisis.

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