Fact-checking 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Tbilisi and Regions
01 July, 2016
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The project aimed at raising public awareness nationwide by monitoring the statements and claims of politicians and public figures participating in the 2016 Parliamentary Elections throughout the entire country and revealing inaccuracies, fabrications or other defamatory information to the public thereby enabling them to make better-informed choices on elections day.
The project was implemented by the support of the National Endowment for Democracy.
FactCheck.ge is an innovative political news-and-information project established by Georgia’s Reforms Associates (GRASS). Modelled on established successful international political news-and-information watchdog services, such as PolitiFact.Com and FactCheck.Org, it aims to rate the factual accuracy of statements made by Members of Parliament (MPs), the Prime Minister, the President and the Government economic team.
