QUIZ: Can you tell which Czech news headlines are real and which are fake?
The day after April Fool's Day is International Fact-checking Day; which of these stories is true and which need a fact check? Test yourself!
Written by Expats.cz Staff
Published on 03.04.2023 16:00:00
(updated on 04.04.2023)
Reading time: 1 minute
Question 1 / 10
New Czech President Petr Pavel, a former general, plans to reintroduce compulsory military service in Czechia due the war in Ukraine. It was discontinued in 2004.
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- True
- False
Question 2 / 10
The meals of Czech politicians in the lower house cafeteria are subsidized, with lawmakers paying as little as CZK 63 for guláš or CZK 53 for a fried chicken steak.
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- True
- False
Question 3 / 10
The Czech government is looking to hire a company to dispose of millions of crowns worth of unused face masks left over from the pandemic.
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- True
- False
Question 4 / 10
Newly painted geometric patterns on roads in the Olomouc region caused a panic among people who feared they were intended as target guides for an aerial attack.
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- True
- False
Question 5 / 10
The city of Pilsen will be using giraffes from the zoo to help clean upper windows and ledges on buildings.
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- True
- False
Question 6 / 10
A person dressed up as a giant trdelník paraded near Charles Bridge to inform people that the funnel cakes are not a Czech tradition.
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- True
- False
Question 7 / 10
Energy company ČEZ sells electricity for less to Ukrainian refugees than to Czechs.
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- True
- False
Question 8 / 10
A group of orangutans attempting to escape from Prague Zoo were recaptured thanks to the offer of free bananas.
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- True
- False
Question 9 / 10
Prague City Hall has plans to build a floating pool and possibly a helicopter landing pad in the Vltava river at Náplavka.
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- True
- False
Question 10 / 10
A QR code in the paving stones in front of Prague City Hall will redirect you to a video of Rick Astley singing “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
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- True
- False
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