{"id":2866,"date":"2025-01-31T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2025-02-10T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:29:11","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/eng\/news\/fico_maidan\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposing the Fake: There is no \"Coup\" in Slovakia, but there is an attempt to sow fear","raw":"Exposing the Fake: There is no \"Coup\" in Slovakia, but there is an attempt to sow fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 30, 2025, the CTVBY channel aired a report titled: “The Ukrainian Trace in the Protests in Slovakia! #politics #fico #ukraine #protests #riots #news”. This video quickly gained over 300,000 views. It stated:<\/p>\n

\nExperts note the similarity between the events in Slovakia and the Ukrainian Maidan, as these scenarios have the same scriptwriters. Referring to counterintelligence data, Robert Fico (the current Prime Minister of Slovakia) claimed that a coup was being prepared in the country with the involvement of foreign experts. However, judging by official statements, Slovakia does not intend to follow Ukraine\u2019s fate. Still, the West will not leave Bratislava alone so easily. The temptation to restore its reputation after the failed coup in Georgia is too great.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our verdict based on conducted analyses:<\/p>\n

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Verdict: Incorrect<\/h2>\n

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  • The thesis or claim is entirely false: information from multiple sources or expert opinions in the relevant field contradicts it.<\/li>\n
  • Cause-and-effect relationships do not exist as claimed.<\/li>\n
  • Key parts are omitted, rearranged, altered, or mistranslated when quoted, fundamentally changing the meaning of the statement.<\/li>\n
  • The event occurred in significantly different ways than stated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n


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