On April 5, Facebook page “კარდჰუ” published a post, according to which the population does not observe the self-isolation rules in the German city of Hannover, where 1039 people have got infected with coronavirus.
The photo uploaded by “კარდჰუ” misleads the readers as if a lot of people are walking in the streets of Hannover. In fact, the photo had been taken before the coronavirus outbreak and it can be searched in a number of open sources, including in the articles published in April and November 2019.
The photo uploaded on Facebook page “კარდჰუ” depicts a building with a poster reading “Welcome to Hannover Messe.” The photo can be searched on a number of websites with the oldest one dated April 7, 2019 and the most recent one dated November 18, 2019.
Hannover Messe is held annually and it brings the core industrial sectors together at one location. The event was scheduled to be held in April 2020, but has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
About “კარდჰუ”
Facebook page “კარდჰუ” was created on July 23, 2017. It uses hate speech against national, sexual and other minorities. Moreover, it shares materials published by Facebook page “თურქეთი ოკუპანტია” (Turkey is an occupier) and incites Euro-skepticism and mistrust towards NATO. The page has also spread other visual manipulations related to coronavirus:
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Prepared by Nikoloz Gvaridzishvili
Myth Detector Lab
