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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

18 February 2022

Фэйкі тыдня: Пуставы вырашыў працытаваць Пушкіна і аблажаўся

Працытаваны Пуставым верш зусім не падобны на Пушкіна. Насамрэч гэты «твор» называецца «Водпаведзь» і напісаў яго не Пушкін, а нейкая Ніна Анцюшкіна.

Other publications

Antifake / Factcheck

Gender Reassignment Surgery for Everyone and New Forms of Human Conception in USA. ‘Something Terrible’ from Voskresensky and Elfimov Fact-checked

Also, both Yelfimov and Voskresenskiy discussed Michelle Obama, the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

03 September 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

‘In Belarus, IT specialists didn't pay taxes.’ MP Klishevich Uncovered Unfairness, but Exaggerated Its Scope

Until 2021, the income tax rate for HTP IT workers was 9% of their salary, whereas teachers and milling machine operators paid a rate of 13%.

02 September 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

‘Belarus Boasts Its Inflation Rate Unmatched Anywhere in Europe’ Columnist Mukovozchik’s Words Fact-checked by WTF

Meanwhile, Eurostat's statistics for the same period show that Romania and Belgium had the highest inflation rates in the EU — 5.3% and 5.4%, respectively.

30 August 2024 Read Article