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IFCN condemns state pressure on fact-checkers in Georgia
The International Fact-Checking Network strongly condemns recent actions in Europe by Georgian authorities targeting independent fact-checkers and civil society. Investigations launched by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, along with threats of criminal […]
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