1. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/foreign-direct-investments-from-the-european-union-reached-usd-411-million/ - Dimitri Kumsishvili, Minister of Economy; Verdict – True
2. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/in-the-previous-year-georgia-s-economic-growth-rate-was-5-this-is-twice-as-high-as-compared-to-countries-in-our-neighbourhood/ - Mamuka Bakhtadze, Minister of Finance; Verdict – Mostly False
3. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/bonuses-are-rising-from-year-to-year-in-2014-it-was-gel-218-million-whilst-in-2016-it-was-either-gel-318-or-gel-320-million/ - Elene Khostaria, MP, European Georgia – Movement for Freedom, Verdict – Mostly True
4. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/fuel-expenses-at-tbilisi-city-hall-have-increased-eightfold-whilst-furniture-expenses-doubled-and-reach-hundreds-of-thousands/ - Elene Khostaria, MP, European Georgia – Movement for Freedom, Verdict – Mostly False
5. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/it-is-not-a-prerogative-of-the-national-security-council-of-georgia-to-hold-a-session-about-the-issue-of-creeping-occupation/ - Irakli Kobakhidze, Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Verdict – Lie
6. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/georgia-spends-2-5-of-the-country-s-gross-domestic-product-for-healthcare-in-europe-this-is-5-7-or-10-on-average-the-united-states-spends-17-of-its-gross-domestic-product-for-healthcare/ - Davit Sergeenko, The Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Verdict – Mostly True
7. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/two-years-ago-the-competition-agency-of-georgia-fined-oil-companies-gel-50-million-the-oil-companies-appealed-the-fine-and-the-agency-lost-all-the-cases-in-court/ - Roman Gotsiridze, MP, United National Movement, Without Verdict
8. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/georgia-transferred-a-six-hectare-land-plot-to-turkey/ - Georgia transferred a six-hectare land plot to Turkey – Fake News
9. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/the-gel-depreciation-is-caused-by-significantly-increased-import/ - Nino Burjanadze - The leader of the Democratic Movement for a United Georgia, verdict – False
10. http://factcheck.ge/en/article/tbilisi-s-green-space-is-two-to-three-square-metres-per-inhabitant-whilst-the-average-european-standard-is-30-50-square-metres-per-person/ - Aleksandre Elisashvili, Former member of Tbilisi City Council, Verdict – True
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