A screenshot is disseminated in social networks according to which the PosTV journalist, Natia Beridze, made a comment using foul language under the publication of a Facebook user.

According to Natia Beridze’s statement, the aforementioned comment was made by a fake Facebook account and it does not belong to her. This is indicated in the statement published on Ms Beridze’s authentic Facebook account.

The fake Facebook account which disseminates information under Natia Beridze’s name was created on 23 June 2023 and has only two public post. One of them contains content similar to the aforementioned comment. In addition, this account is registered as a website and has only 19 followers on Facebook.

Therefore, the comment was made by a recently created account whose authenticity is denied by PosTV’s journalist, Natia Beridze herself.

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