DISINFO: Upon Mikheil Saakashvili’s instructions, Georgian snipers opened fire on Maidan

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

AI translations:

DISINFO: Upon Mikheil Saakashvili’s instructions, Georgian snipers opened fire on Maidan

SUMMARY

Upon Mikheil Saakashvili’s instructions, Georgian snipers – Alexander Revazishvili, Koba Nergadze and Zalogi Kvaratskhelia – opened fire on the protesters rallying on Ukraine’s Maidan square on February 20, 2014.

RESPONSE

Recurring disinformation that the snipers on Maidan were Georgian receiving secret instructions from somewhere.

Further debunking by Myth Detector.

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