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 04 February 2022

Other publications

Antifake / Factcheck Rosļikovs used fish, which had never been subject to sanctions, as an example to argue that the sanctions had failed

A former Saeima member who relocated to Belarus claimed import substitution in the fish sector, despite ongoing fish exports from the Baltic states.

24 June 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck “Didn’t say no to the man”: SB. Belarus Segodnya distorted сhanges to Lithuania’s laws on child sexual abuse

The newspaper’s columnist interpreted the reforms as a softening of penalties, even though lawmakers were introducing a affirmative consent principle while maintaining the ban on sexual contact with children.

23 June 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Gold, smartphones, and sanctions: What really drives Armenia’s exports to Russia?

News.by overestimated the share of Armenian exports to the EAEU by more than twofold and failed to consider sanctions-related re-exports.

22 June 2026 Read Article

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