• Research Associate, Caucasus

Givi Gigitashvili

Givi Gigitashvili is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this role, Gigitashvili investigates influence operations, social media manipulation, and computational propaganda campaigns in Eastern European and South Caucasus countries. Before joining the DFRLab in 2019, Gigitashvili worked as an international development consultant for Ecorys, an international research and consulting company, where he was providing research and consultancy services to a wide range of public and private clients in Eastern European countries.

Gigitashvili holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, a master’s degree in EU-Russia studies from University of Tartu, and a postgraduate diploma in strategic communications from King’s College London.

January 2022

Russian War Report: Troops arrive in Belarus as propaganda narratives heat up

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s global team presents the first installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report.
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December 2021

Pro-Russian outlets promote misleading story about US Army howitzers moving through Poland

by Givi Gigitashvili

Belarusian Telegram channel pushed inaccurate claim, leading to anti-Western coverage by Russian and Belarusian outlets.
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November 2021

How RT DE spread COVID misinformation on YouTube

by Givi Gigitashvili, Private: Jean le Roux

YouTube banned RT DE in September 2021 after the Russian network revived an old channel to avoid an initial suspension.
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