Top 10 accusations against Lugar lab
For years, the laboratory has been accused of making biological weapons, spreading viruses and performing health-damaging trials, by Russia. Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research has become one of the many targets of Russian propaganda. Lugar Laboratory was founded in 2011 and has been fully functioning since 2013. For years, the laboratory has been accused of making biological weapons, spreading viruses and performing health-damaging trials. Alongside with false accusations, Lugar laboratory was linked to intelligence services of the USA. Once again, those narratives have become actual when Russia invaded Ukraine. This time, Ukraine has become the main target of propaganda and is accused of working on a dangerous infection pathogens in laboratories. Although, propagandists have not forgotten about Georgia and Lugar laboratory, which was defined as the danger by Russia.
1. In the Lugar lab, in parallel with the laboratories of Ukraine, experiments are carried out on bats carrying various diseases.
Head of Chemical and Biological Defense of Russia, Igor Kirilov (2022)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQW83MNEwpo
https://tabula.ge/ge/news/682019-kirilovi-ashsh-mushaobs-daavadebebis-gadamtan
2. Russia may use Lugar lab to legitimize the war in Georgia and find something that would cause some concern.
Shota Martinenko, alt-info (2022)
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/1592234351137249/posts/1631854563841894
3. The coronavirus was developed in Lugar lab. Since 2018, the Lugar Center has been working on a project related to bats and coronaviruses.
РЕН ТВ, (2020)
Sources: https://jam-news.net/ge/ghamurebis-skandali-samkhret-osetshi-ackhadeben-rom-saqartvelosa-da-ashsh-s-shetqmuleba-gamoavlines/; https://ru.netgazeti.ge/1039/
4. The Asian stink bug may have been artificially bred in Lugar lab in Georgia.
Representative of "Rosselkhonznadzor" Julia Melano (2018)
5. "Novichok" was created by the Lugar lab and Georgia.
Media of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "Zvezda" (2018)
Sources: https://go.on.ge/uhw
6. The Lugar Lab conducts experiments with US-assisted treatment courses on the population (including hepatitis C), which are often fatal.
Igor Giorgadze, former Minister of Security of Georgia (2018)
Sources: https://www.vesti.ru/article/1459107 ; https://mythdetector.ge/ka/giorgadzis-mtkitseba-thithqos-c-hepatitis-mkurnalobis-programa-adamianis-gardatsvalebas-itsvevs-absurdulia/?fbclid=IwAR1HeqMnNdhPv8idGXBySoOEkPm26A6TiXtmNK1d-62gbySbzmX-S1wwKAk
7. The goal of the Lugar lab is to create biological weapons that are used on local residents.
Former Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia, Gennady Onishchenko (2016)
Sources: https://www.bbcrussian.com/russian/news-45752916
8. The U.S. has infected mosquitoes in the Black Sea region with the Zika virus under the pretext of biological warfare, which could be linked to Lugar's lab.
Former Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia, Gennady Onishchenko (2016)
Sources: https://www.rferl.org/a/former-russian-health-chief-suggests-us-plotting-zika-attack/27555365.html ; https://russian.rt.com/article/148822
9. The US is guilty of using chemical weapons in Syria, which were made with their help in the Lugar lab in Georgia.
нтв, (2013)
Sources: https://idfi.ge/ge/russian_information_war_against_lugar_laboratory ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTk_UBxeNpo
10. In 2007, an African swine fever strain was created in Lugar lab with high transmissibility and entered Russia from Georgia.
Former Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia, Gennady Onishchenko (2012),
Sources: https://civil.ge/ka/archives/150256
Head of Chemical and Biological Defense of Russia, Igor Kirilov (2022)
Sources: https://civil.ge/ka/archives/478054?fbclid=IwAR2xeeR_wYa5ICJGwb6q3tLklcovqCcrwZzO_3MXcGe80_rfLvr_lSFoZ_s ; https://tabula.ge/ge/news/681816-kirilovi-ghoris-gripi-romelits-2007-clidan