The claim
Posters are said to be hanging on two shops in Prague denying entry to Ukrainians because the refugees would steal and behave badly.
Our conclusion
The photos have been edited according to all findings. The owners of the shops also defend themselves against the allegations; the original distributor of the photos deleted his Facebook account.
Two photos are circulating on social media of shops in Prague, both of which allegedly have a strikingly similar-looking sign on their windows.
Apparently both stores refuse entry to Ukrainians because Ukrainian refugees supposedly only steal and misbehave, which even the store owners themselves said when asked. But the shop owners don't know anything about it, the photos were posted on May 26th by various relevant accounts, and the alleged "tipster" of a Czech newspaper, which also published the photos, deleted his Facebook profile.
The disseminated photos
The photos were first on Twitter ,” but the tweet has since been deleted and the site published an apology : It was their mistake for trusting a user who sent them the photos.
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“Prague Morning” goes on to write that the user from whom the photos are said to have come, according to his profile, speaks English and lives in Prague, but after the fake was exposed, he deleted his Facebook account.
Nevertheless, the two photos also appeared on a pro-Russian Telegram channel on the morning of May 26th (see HERE ). The claim shows a Czech flag, a grinning emoji and the text (in German): “ Signs saying “Ukrainians are not allowed to enter” began to hang in shops in Prague. Salespeople and managers say they are fed up with the refugees' constant thefts and appalling behavior ."
They were then shared in various languages Facebook , among others .
The shop owners defend themselves against the claim
On the same day, Czech media ( for example Denik ) rushed to the two shops called Punčocháče Karlín and Inside in the north of Prague - but the supposed prohibition signs against Ukrainian refugees were not visible there!
The owner of Inside and the owner of Punčocháče Karlín told Seznam TV channel that they had never had such posters hanging on their shops.
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The broadcaster also checks whether there are any remaining adhesive residues at the inside shop, as it could be that the sign was quickly removed - but nothing can be seen. Things are even more interesting at Punčocháče Karlín, because there is a sign hanging there - but it points to the store's e-shop :
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Abdel Fattah Salah, the owner of the Punčocháče Karlín store, told Czech newspaper Aktualne (see HERE ):
“I have many friends from Ukraine and Russia. I'm not interested in politics at all. The photo is 100% photoshopped. I come from Palestine, so I know what war means. I have lost many friends and family members. I can’t possibly be against Ukraine, it’s a catastrophe.”
Conclusion
The alleged prohibition signs on two shops in Prague were never hung there. According to all indications, the photos were processed using image editing software: One store has a notice of its own e-shop hanging in exactly the same size, while the other store has no trace of a poster at the location.
The photos distributed are therefore fake.
Other sources: France 24 , AFP
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