The pro-government television station Rustavi 2 produced a disinformation segment regarding the investigative studio “iFact,” accusing the media outlet of cooperating with foreign intelligence services and acting against the interests of Georgia.

The Rustavi 2 report, titled “Information Attack Against the Country,” concerned the British government’s sanctioning of pro-government TV channels. The main narrative of the segment was that “the primary tools for foreign powers in Georgia are local NGOs and media outlets, which operate against the country’s interests according to pre-designed schemes coordinated with foreign special services.” As an example, Rustavi 2 cited an investigative report by “iFact” regarding the entry of tankers loaded with Russian oil into the Kulevi terminal.

“One of the tools in the hands of foreign powers has become the media platform ‘iFact,’ which wrote in advance that London would sanction the tankers entering the Kulevi terminal. The information was first published by ‘iFact,’ and subsequently, the United Kingdom added two ships to the sanctions list,” the anchor states, later specifying that this is part of a broader scheme. “Foreign special services make good use of proven methods, and the activities of Georgians in analytical organizations are precisely determined by the intelligence of other countries,” says one of the anchors while introducing the segment [Timecode: 20:28 – 26:40].

According to the founder of “iFact,” Nino Bakradze, such a disinformation report only serves as proof of how deeply the “Georgian Dream” party is unsettled by the studio’s investigations into Russian tankers in Georgian ports.