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…

Did Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president's office, buy a penthouse for $58 million? Have charges against him for embezzlement of $1.3 billion been dropped? No, that's not true: There is no such embezzlement case against him and there are also no reports of him buying a penthouse. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok…

Did Czech Republic President Petr Pavel come clean and say that the West manipulates Ukraine and tempts it to the worst because it wants to use Ukraine as a tool in its own fight against Russia? No, that's not true: While Pavel did say that in his speech at the Media and Ukraine conference, that was only part of his…

Did U.S. intelligence services orchestrate the military actions of the Wagner mercenary group against Putin's regime? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the United States, or any other countries, were behind the mutiny of Wagner troops led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner private military company, against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia on June…

Will you have to surrender your car to the state when the European Union implements a limit on the number of cars per household? No, that's not true: There are no factual reports that this is a true statement or agenda of the European Union. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok where it was published by…

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…

Does eating insects combined with being vaccinated by an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine weaken immunity? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccine generates a strong T-cell response and boosts immunity, according to experts. The mRNA vaccines work by training the immune system to recognize the spike protein on the surface of the virus that causes COVID, allowing it to generate an…

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…

Did Czech prime minister Petr Fiala draw 100 million Czech Crowns in subsidies through his non-government organization Centrum Pro Studium Demokracie a Kultury (Center for Studying Democracy and Culture)? No, that's not true: Petr Fiala is one of the founders. Since 2004, when he was appointed Rector of Masaryk University, Petr Fiala has not been involved in specific CDK projects,…

Did livestock breeders start vaccinating pork and cattle in the U.S. with mRNA vaccines so that people would eat their vaccine instead of getting shots? No, that's not true: The U.S. media and the livestock associations themselves have said that there is neither a mandate nor requirement for them to vaccinate pigs and cattle with mRNA shots. The video (archived…

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 George Soros own The Daily Beast online news organization? No, that's not true: George Soros has NOT owned any shares of the IAC Inc that co-founded The Daily Beast in 2008, since the second quarter of 2019 when he sold all his remaining shares of the company. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok account of…

Did the Grim Reaper appear in the background at Westminster Abbey during King Charles III's coronation on May 6, 2023? No, that's not true: The mysterious cloaked figure noticed by many, during the coronation of King Charles III, is not the symbolic representation of death. A press officer at the Abbey told Lead Stories that what people saw in the…