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‘I have never been to Prague’ meme is the only way to prove you’ve never been to Prague

How can you prove you've never been to Prague? It's easier than you think.

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David Covucci

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Posted on Jan 11, 2017   Updated on May 25, 2021, 5:32 am CDT

One of the salacious details in the intelligence dossier published by BuzzFeed about Donald Trump was that his special counsel, Michael Cohen, met with Russian officials in Prague in August 2016. 

It appears to have been a false claim, but Cohen’s first public statement denying it was … less than definitive. 

The implication, perhaps, was that he could open up his passport and show you there were no stamps from Czechia. But just tweeting a picture of the cover of your passport and saying you’ve never been somewhere is about as overwhelmingly convincing as sharing a photo of the International Space Station and saying “I live here.”

Naturally, Twitter ran with the conceit. 

https://twitter.com/PokemonGoMeme12/status/819201200696553477

https://twitter.com/_MylesHigh/status/819263906342457357

https://twitter.com/evcon/status/819258974977589250

https://twitter.com/SlukeWriter/status/819240267056369664

https://twitter.com/CosmoBaker/status/819216568748015617

Here is guessing at least some of those folks have been to Prague. Whether they met with Russian intel is another story—albeit one that’s not as funny as what’s taking place on Twitter right now. 

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*First Published: Jan 11, 2017, 5:41 pm CST

David Covucci

David Covucci is the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

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