Belarusian Investigative Center

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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 15 October 2021

Other fakes of week:

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

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

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

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

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

Other publications

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

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