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We investigate corruption, uncover fake news and analyze the news agenda. The BIC is a member of the global network of investigative journalists.

Our journalists are the recipients of the national award “Free Word” from the Association of Journalists of Belarus in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. At "Free Word" 2021 BIC’s team also received first place for Analytics

BIC is a member of the OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)

We are also members of GIJN (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

Antifake / Factcheck

Belarusian journalistic project against fake news and manipulations of officials and media. You can read about our team, principles and methodology via this link

Top fakes of the week 17 September Did the population of the cities in Western Belarus decrease while they were under Polish rule? Vadzim Hihin began his count 11 years before incorporation into Poland

From 1921 to 1931, the population of Hrodna increased by almost 42%, while the populations of Brest and Pinsk grew by 64% and 36%, respectively.

Fakes of the week

12 September “We’re going to take the Pribaltika.” On Threads, a photo taken near the Finnish border last year was presented as evidence of a troop buildup near the Baltic States’ borders

11 September “We have a powerful ally.” How Belarusian Radio exaggerated China’s commitments to Belarus in the event of war

08 September Was the first Soviet computer created in Moldova? What is wrong with blogger Solomon Bernstein’s claim?

07 September “One of the worst indicators.” CTV news anchors confused labor productivity in Germany with its growth rate

05 September “The difference is simply enormous.” On state TV, all members of the BRSM were counted as volunteers when comparing the number of volunteers in Belarus and the EU

Go to the Catalogue of Fakes

Antifake / Factcheck of previous weeks

Antifake / Factcheck An SBTV host claimed that EU countries are blocking Ukrainian grain. Meanwhile, transit is increasing

In August, the number of railcars transporting Ukrainian grain through Romania surged from two per day in July to nearly 50 per day.

04 September 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Have wind turbines left Europe without rain? News.by linked the summer heat to green energy

Although scientists acknowledge that large wind farms can influence precipitation, this effect is limited to within 60–100 km of them. In the summer, virtually no noticeable changes were observed.

03 September 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Are residents of the Baltic States giving a third of their salaries to Ukraine? A Belarusian Radio host misrepresented four-and-a-half years’ worth of aid as monthly expenditures

Uladzimir Kazakou denounced Western countries’ financial support for Ukraine as a “European-style scam.”

01 September 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Can’t Latvia feed itself? State media misrepresented the percentage of domestically produced goods as an indicator of food security

…and we compared the shares of domestically produced goods in Latvia and Belarus.

31 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck “Don’t believe pseudo-journalists.” We fact-checked Azaronak’s claims regarding the ransacking of Zadornov’s library in Latvia

The library administration replied to a request from the WTF team.

29 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Threats against Lukashenko and Putin? SBTV attributed a viewer’s words to the Latvian officer

The viewer asked about the “Venezuelan scenario.” Jānis Slaidiņš did not support this idea.

28 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck “Latvians are fleeing to Belarus in droves.” The 74 people were described as an “off-the-charts” influx on Belarusian Radio

Belarus ranks near the bottom of the top 20 countries where Latvians registered as living abroad reside.

27 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Can Europe no longer feed itself? TASS exaggerated the impact of the heatwave on the EU’s food supply

A columnist for the agency wrote that “grain, oil, wine, and sugar — the four pillars of European agricultural exports — have turned into disaster zones.”

27 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Has “Belarus outpaced Latvia” in terms of child benefits? A Belarusian Radio host did not account for all payments

Maksim Kharyn only compared the basic benefits.

26 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck An “unprecedented surge in bankruptcies” in Lithuania? News.by passed off a decline as growth

The broadcast claimed that Lithuania was facing a business crisis. However, the number of bankruptcies has decreased, and more new legal entities are being registered than closed.

21 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Europe’s “meager ration”: News.by explained food prices by a diet that doesn’t exist

During the broadcast, a Russian expert said that people in the West have started to eat less meat and cheese.

20 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Will all unemployed Ukrainians be deported from Poland? A Belarusian Radio host expanded an opposition party’s proposal

However, it only applies to men of draft age.

19 August 2026 Read Article

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