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 11 February 2022

Other publications

Antifake / Factcheck Rising crime and overcrowded prisons: How News.by exaggerated the crime situation in Germany

The Clear Politics show reported on the criminal collapse in the “heart and brain of the EU.”

11 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck A pin for the elite? Audonin exaggerated the significance of a gift from North Korea

The political scientist stated that only high-ranking officials wear such pins in North Korea.

10 August 2026 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Did Drapatyi start the war in Donbas? News.by misdated the start of the Donbas conflict by nearly a month

Host Maksim Uhlianitsa claimed that Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief of the AFU ignited the war in 2014. But by the time Drapatyi entered Mariupol, the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donbas had already been underway.

07 August 2026 Read Article

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