Is the Czech government lying about the start of the Czech ammunition initiative, where the Czech Republic offered to procure or mediate the purchase and finding of shells for Ukraine? And do the Czech media not provide enough information about the system? No, that's not true: The Czech President and Prime Minister publicly announced the ammunition initiative to other countries…

Can unused ballots discarded at polling places be used to tamper with election results? No, that's not true: Voters can discard unused ballots in bins after casting their vote, but there is a safe system in place and several measures to prevent discarded ballots from being used in any illegal way, a spokesperson for the Czech Interior Affairs Ministry explained…

Does paying by card when traveling abroad protect Czechs from additional costs or Czech companies with euro bank accounts from currency exchange costs when exporting goods? No, that's not true: Payments by card abroad still involve transactional costs charged by banks or other providers, and for companies, to have a foreign currency account is also more expensive than having a…

Has Russia been accused by the Czech authorities, without any evidence, of being responsible for blowing up two ammunition depots in the Czech village of Vrbetice in 2014, killing two people? No, that's not true: After ten years of investigation, prosecutors stated that the number of pieces of evidence and their detailed evaluation sufficiently substantiate the conclusion that two Russian…

Did the Czech government coalition refuse to condemn the assassination attempt of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico? No, that's not true: All top government representatives condemned the act publicly, but the coalition lawmakers did not support an oppositional party proposal to include an extraordinary vote on condemning the act, during a parliamentary session. The claim appeared in a video (archived…

Did Czech President Petr Pavel say that the planned military logistic center in Mosnov, in the northeastern part of the Czech Republic, will serve as a base for foreign soldiers? No, it's not true: Mosnov, planned to be operational in seven years, will primarily serve the needs of the Czech army, as repeatedly stated by the Czech army and political…

Did Russia liberate most of the Czech Republic, compared to U.S. troops, whose credit for liberating the country from the Nazis is minimal? No, that's not true: The troops who liberated most of what is now the Czech Republic were Soviet, not just Russian, and included other nationalities, including Ukrainians, from what was then the Soviet Union. Also, U.S. troops…

Did the Czech Republic deal with Greece to buy ammunition banned by international conventions? No, that's not true: Czech and Greek officials said that the ammunition in question - to be sent to Ukraine as part of its initiative to help the war-torn country replenish its ammunition supplies - is used to generate smoke screen, a legal use of the…

Did the Czech president secretly send parts of the treasure of St. Vitus Cathedral to Germany, including the Coronation Cross of Bohemia, a relic from the 14th century and one of the most valuable items in the treasury? No, that's not true: Czech President Petr Pavel only ceremonially opened the exhibition in Dresden, but the treasure was lent by the…

Did the Czech President's and government's decision to procure ammunition for Ukraine from sources outside the European Union lead to the Czech Republic dropping from "fourth to twelfth place" in the ranking of the world's safest countries? No, that's not true: In the 2023 Global Peace Index, the country dropped from eighth place a year ago, to twelfth in 2023,…