On 9 February, the Facebook page ∞ Infinity Marketing ∞ posted an announcement about a series of lectures “How to sell easily” to be held for companies affected by the pandemic. Coaches, according to the announcement, were Davit Gogichaishvili, Andro Dgebuadze, and a representative of the political opposition Gubaz Sanikidze. The additional information provided on the link under the post said that the event would to be held from 10 a.m. on 9 February through 10 a.m. on 14 February.
As of 10 p.m. 10 February, the post mustered 231 reactions and 93 shares.
The information about a series of lectures provided in the post was a lie. The information was satirical, but it caused a mixed reaction because a segment of users considered it true.
The comments on this post included one by Davit Gogichaishvil who expressed surprise about his participation in the event and demanded that the post be reported.
Many Facebook users considered the information to be true and shared it because neither the post nor the event link indicated that it was of satirical nature and related to an earlier statement of Gubaz Sanikidze in which the politician expressed his wish to gain much money – a million.
∞ Infinity Marketing ∞ was created on 21 September 2019. It was called ∞ Infinity ∞ until the day of posting the event, 9 February 2021, when the Facebook page changed its name by adding “Marketing” to it. Since its creation, the Facebook page has published only two post – one informing about the series of lectures and another providing additional data about the event.
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