Facts
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Manipulation
Manipulation #5
Senior representatives of the Georgian government claimed that EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński threatened Georgia with civil war and impoverishment following his remarks in Brussels. These statements create the impression that the Ambassador issued a direct warning or hostile message toward the Georgian people. However, the documented text of his speech shows that he referred to civil war and poverty as outcomes to be avoided, expressing concern and support for Georgia’s European future rather than issuing any threat.
Manipulation #4
Senior representatives of the Georgian government have claimed that reports about the possible inclusion of the Kulevi oil terminal in the European Union’s 20th sanctions package against Russia were fabricated or manipulated by diplomats and media. Some officials have even accused European ambassadors of spreading lies and gossip on the matter.
These statements create the impression that the discussion about possible EU sanctions targeting the Kulevi oil terminal was an invented political narrative or diplomatic manipulation.
However, the documented timeline of events and official statements from the European Union tell a different story.
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Manipulation #3
"No one in Georgia curses or attacks foreign diplomats. On the contrary, we greatly respect the relations that Georgia has developed over the years with our partners, our friends” - Maka Botchorishvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
Manipulation #2
The one downside of visa liberalisation is that it encourages migration... In the absence of visa liberalisation, many more of our citizens would have stayed in the country, which would have increased the labour force, and this would have directly contributed to an additional boost in the pace of economic growth." - Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime-Minister of Georgia.
Manipulation #1
“In Europe, people were burned for having different opinions. Giordano Bruno was burned because he claimed that the Earth rotates. And today, people are burned for saying that a man is a man and a woman is a woman. I wish Europe a recovery!” — Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime-Minister of Georgia.
“The truth is not simply what you think it is; it is also the circumstances in which it is said, and to whom, why, and how it is said”
