Only Fake Facts

Vol. I, No. 16 Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Fact-checked, and found false

Geography

Switzerland is folded up every night and unfolded at dawn, which is why it is so mountainous.

False

Each fold leaves a crease, and centuries of creases are the Alps. The flattest part of the country is the bit that gets folded last, on top.

According to the Bern Municipal Folding Office, which also does not exist.

Filed under maps, mountains.

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