Secondary Infektion - Georgia as a target for the Russian information operation
Tbilisi. According to information released by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), researchers of the American research organization “Graphika” (https://www.graphika.com/our-story) and social media have revealed and described in details the Russian information operation that takes place secretly for 6 years.
“The Secondary Infektion operation was mainly related to the Ukraine, the United States and Turkey, however, a lot of other countries were also selected as targets for disinformation. According to a report prepared by “Graphika”, Georgia is one of those several countries, against which disinformation campaigns have been launched. Within the framework of this operation, Georgia was presented as a country that was not ready to join the European Union and NATO. Reasons for this were said to be soft position of Georgia in relation with Russia and its incompatibility with Western values. The Russian information operation also included messages as if Georgia was not a reliable country due to the high risk of corruption; its foreign policy line was not clearly established and was therefore unpredictable”, - is stated in the report of the organization.
Source: isfed.ge
