Does Ukraine send pregnant women to the frontline to fight Russians? No, that's not true: Pregnant women and women on maternity leave or caring for small children or children with special needs are exempted from registering for military service. They also have the right to be released, if already serving in the military, when they get pregnant or under other…

Are Czechs filling up with costly diesel imported from the U.S. that's produced from cheap Russian crude oil? No, that's not true: The diesel imported into the Czech Republic by the Czech state-controlled fuel distributor CEPRO, which is also in charge of the state emergency reserves, is produced in Louisiana. U.S. sanctions currently forbid U.S. refineries and importers from importing…

Did Czech President Petr Pavel say that sooner or later Ukraine will lose the war and Russia will win? No, that's not true: It's not Pavel's real voice in the TikTok video, and the video description admits it. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) by @pepekarna on TikTok on October 4, 2023. It shows Pavel saying (translated to…

Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, sing the Russian national anthem as seen in a TikTok video? No, that's not true: The video has been edited. In the original footage from November 2022, Zelenskyy can be seen and heard singing the Ukrainian national anthem in newly liberated Kherson. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok where it…

Is Switzerland planning to deport tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees? No, that's not true: The government has taken note of a provisional strategy elaborated by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in collaboration with cantonal (provincial) authorities, that outlines how Switzerland will deal with refugees once it is safe for them to return home and the procedure of lifting…

Does Olena Zelenska, first lady of Ukraine, hold a Russian passport that Russians found in the apartment and she and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have in Yalta, Crimea? No, that's not true: The photo on her purported Russian passport shown in a social media claim comes from an Instagram post from March 20, 2023, while the passport states it was…

Did the Czech government spend 100 billion Czech koruna to care for Ukrainian refugees? No, that's not true: The government claims it spent a third of that amount to care for Ukrainian migrants following the 2022 Russian invasion of their territory, and it points out that a third of the migrants currently work, paying taxes and adding to the overall…

Did the United Kingdom send Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to Poland to interfere with the upcoming general elections in Poland? No, that's not true: The UK was sending the jets to Poland for a joint NATO exercise with other NATO member states like Spain and Italy. The claim appeared in comments on a video (archived here) which was…

Does the Czech Republic get Russian gas through Germany? No, that's not true: The Czech Republic successfully eliminated its reliance on gas imports from Russia in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade. Deliveries via Germany consist of liquefied gas (LNG) from Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as gas from Norway. The…

Did former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson perform a Nazi salute during an event at Ukraine's Lviv University? No, that's not true: A photo showing Johnson with an arm raised in a Nazi salute is digitally altered and was intended as satire. It has been propagated across social media by anti-Ukraine proponents who claim it is real. The original photo…

Does Germany owe the Czech Republic for unpaid war reparations? No, the Czech Republic and Germany agreed to close the issue of WWII reparations in 1997, when both countries agreed not to burden their relationship with political and legal issues from the past. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on September 8…

Did the government stage an incident in which Czech men are accused of randomly attacking two Ukrainian women on the streets? No, that's not true: The police caught one of the attackers shortly after the incident and put him in custody. Also, there is no evidence that one of the victims allegedly "made a miraculous recovery," as claimed in posts…

Are most of the Ukrainian war refugees seeking temporary protection in the Czech Republic men who might be fit for battle? No, that's not true: As of April 1, 2023 more than three quarters of Ukrainian refugees in the country were women, children, and senior citizens. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published on TikTok…

Did Meta remove a Czech freelance reporter's Facebook post and delete her profile because she wrote that Kyiv is a normal functioning city? No, that's not true: the journalists removed the post where she described everyday life in Kyiv and her journey to Ukraine, saying she had received abusive threats from social media users. The claim appeared in a video…

Do Ukrainian refugees receive more in social benefits from the state than Czech citizens? No, that's not true: the video uses incorrect and outdated data to prove that Ukrainians get more from the state than locals. The claim originated in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on July 28, 2023, with hashtags in Czech translated by…

Is the Ukrainian mafia kidnapping Roma and other children for organ harvesting in the Czech Republic? No, that's not true: Czech police have no evidence of children being abducted by Ukrainians. The claim that there have been cases of child abduction appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published on TikTok on July 19, 2023, with captions in…

Is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a British secret service agent? No, that's not true: No reputable media has reported on Zelenskyy's elevation to any position within the MI6. A search for the phrase "Volodymyr Zelensky is an Mi6 agent," using Google News' index of thousands of credible news sites, did not reveal any factual reports that he works for the…

Does the Czech government "care more about foreigners than its own people" because it did not provide special government planes to evacuate Czech tourists stranded in Rhodes as a consequence of the wildfires that hit the Greek island? No, that's not true: The Czech Foreign Ministry sent several consulate officials to help Czech tourists leave Rhodes, and the government organized…

Did Czech boo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Czech President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle during Zelenskyy's visit on July 6, 2023? No, that's not true: The audio in the video was added after the real video was posted. In the original video, which is a live broadcast of CNN Prima News, the castle's band can be heard playing. The…

Was Zelenskyy alone and ignored by other leaders during the NATO summit in Vilnius? No, that's not true: there are several pictures and video footage that prove that Zelenskyy and his wife Olena received a warm welcome from other leaders. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on July 13, 2023, with captions…