DISINFO: The US is developing a secret biological weapon in Georgia
SUMMARY
The US is operating a secret biological laboratory in Georgia, where it is developing its biological weapon. The biological threat might be hidden in food which is exported from Georgia to South Ossetia.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory advancing recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Lugar Laboratory. Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research is a facility of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), which became operational in August 2013. The Lugar center is top-tiered institution in NCDC’s laboratory network and serves as a reference laboratory of the Georgia’s public health system. Read more about Lugar lab on Myth Detector.