Georgia opens sabotage probe into alleged foreign disinformation campaign targeting Russian tourists

Georgia says fake social media posts and coordinated amplification were used to falsely portray the country as dangerous for Russian tourists. The State Security Service alleges accounts operated from abroad, then boosted by a large foreign media outlet and Russian Telegram channel Mash, spread fabricated claims that Georgians were poisoning food or mistreating visitors; officials have opened a criminal investigation under Georgia's sabotage law but have not publicly named the foreign state or provided evidence tying the campaign to a government.