a Facebook page “მოგიტ*ანთ ოპოზიცია” (Fu** your opposition) shared a video, uploaded on its page on November 17, 2019, with a following description: “Vashadze’s address to the people”. The 16-second-long video shows how Grigol Vashadze speaks to journalists at a protest demonstration on November 17, 2019. In the video, Vashadze says: “Pardon my vocabulary, but I do not give a damn about the opinions of oppositional parties, non-governmental organizations, opinions of citizens – you will go on a hunger strike and you will be rightless for as long as we want to, that is it.”

Rating

The video disseminated by “Fu** your opposition” is manipulative, as Grigol Vashadze’s quote is presented incompletely, outside of its original context. The page cut a 16-second segment from Vashadze’s three-minute-long speech – something that changes the meaning of the words said in the original video. In fact, Grigol Vashadze does not address the people with these words – he uses these words to express the attitude of Bidzina Ivanishvili towards the citizens of Georgia. The widespread video aims to discredit Grigol Vashadze and the United National Movement.

Reviewed by Myth Detector ↗ · November 6, 2020