Fake campaign against Armenia originating in Georgia
Reports by several Georgian media outlets have sparked a strong reaction in Armenia. The reports claimed that “Armenia is returning the border village of Jiliza to Georgia”. Georgian outlets cited Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, but he did not make such a statement.
Pashinyan said only that border demarcation with Georgia remains on Armenia’s agenda. His press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan rejected the reports.
Some Armenian opposition media also republished the claims.
On social media in Armenia, users expressed outrage. Some accused “friendly Georgia” of joining a “hybrid war against Armenia”. Others called for those spreading disinformation in local media to be punished.
JAMnews presents verified information from Georgia and Armenia. Georgian political analyst Giorgi Tumasyan comments on the situation, along with Armenian social media users.
On 27–28 April, several Georgian media outlets — including news pages of Mtavari, CNews Exclusive, Dedoplistskaro TV, Itv.ge and Flashnews — as well as their Facebook pages and Georgian social media users, spread claims that Armenia would “return” the border village of Jiliza to Georgia after completing border demarcation.
Some reports tied this claim to remarks by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. He said completing border delimitation with Georgia remains on the agenda and that agreements have already been reached with Georgian partners. However,...
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