Did criminality in the Czech Republic rise tens of percent points since war refugees from Ukraine came to Czechia? No, that's not true: The number of criminal offenses in the Czech Republic rose 18.8 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year but not because of refugees from Ukraine. Instead, the increase was due to the end of COVID-19 restrictions…

Do politicians and authorities deliberately use yellow and blue colours to destroy the Czech national identity and replace the Czech national symbols? No, that's not true: politicians do not neglect Czech insignia at official events, and sometimes yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, are just randomly used colours. The claim is made in an image used in…

Will the Czech Republic become a "country of illegal immigrants" now that EU ministers "have approved" a reform of EU's migration and asylum regulations? No, that's not true: the new migration pact is intended to streamline border procedures for asylum seekers and assess whether their claims are justified more quickly. It does not mean that migrants will be automatically allowed…

Is the Russian invasion of Ukraine a staged hoax created by western governments and media? No, that's not true: There are many eyewitness accounts and the war in Ukraine has been well documented by media outlets and authorities. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) which was published on TikTok on June 18, 2023, with the hashtags in Czech…

Did Greta Thunberg ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop killing Leopards?" No, that's not true: The picture of the Swedish climate activist allegedly holding a sign with that inscription has been digitally altered from an older post taken from her Twitter account. The video (archived here) published by TikTok on June 16, 2023, by @doktoregg2 uses the altered image…

Does the Czech government want to deploy nuclear weapons on Czech territory? No, that's not true: The Czech Republic does not possess, produce or host nuclear weapons on its territory. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on the TikTok account of @babis_je_nejlepsi on June 5, 2023, with no title by the user. The video opened: The government wants…

Did the Ukrainian army put Wehrmacht crosses on the howitzers donated to them by the Czech government? No that's not true: The crosses used by the Ukrainian military are not Nazi symbols, but refer to the Order of the "Iron Cross" which was an award dating back to the Ukrainian War of Independence from 1917-1921. The claim appeared in a…

Did the Czech government approve an occupational agreement with the United States? No, that's not true: The defense agreement approved on April 26, 2023, by the Czech government doesn't include the construction of a U.S. military base in the Czech Republic, nor a specific stay of American soldiers in the country, which still needs approval from government and parliament. The…