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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)

Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes

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What is Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes

The Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes is an online tool designed to explore false information and disinformation campaigns targeting Belarus. The Catalogue of Fakes was developed by the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) as part of their ongoing AntiFake News project, which has been gathering and examining false information campaigns since 2021.

The platform offers a comprehensive overview of the fake news landscape in Belarus, including visualizations and search functions to help users identify and understand disinformation tactics. It also provides insights into the media and individuals involved in spreading false narratives and allows users to explore specific examples of manipulation and distortion of information. This is a holistic view of how the propaganda machine works.

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Last fakes of the week

14 October 2025

A reporter for SB. Belarus Segodnya saw data in the Yale University report that does not exist in it

Belarus Segodnya reporter Liudmila Hladkaya accused researchers from Yale University of creating fake news. She claimed that their published data about 35,000 Ukrainian children taken to Russia for ideological re-education is false. We found that no such figure appears in the Yale researchers' report.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus Today, Lyudmila Gladkaya, education, children.

13 October 2025

Russia left out of the list of most belligerent countries? An ONT host studied a world map of wars and drew the wrong conclusions

Most wars in human history were started by Western countries, while Russia took part in only a few of them, ONT host Dzmitry Bachkou said on air. We looked into what objectely misleading data were presented in the program “Objectively.”

misrepresentation, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, All-National TV, Dmitry Bachkov, history, war.

09 October 2025

Fake from News.by: Maia Sandu squandered Moldova’s strategic industries

Moldovan President Maia Sandu handed over the country’s only Danube port and its power grid to Romania, and its gas networks to the West, said Vitaly Denisov, head of the Sputnik Moldova portal, on News.by. The Weekly Top Fake team verified whether this was true.

misrepresentation, Moldova, First Information TV Channel news.by, Vitaly Denisov, politics, economy.

08 October 2025

Stretching the truth about the election. How the dean of the Journalism Department exaggerated the popularity of pro-Russian forces in Moldova

The ruling party of Maia Sandu won Moldova’s parliamentary elections only thanks to votes from the diaspora, said Bialiaeu, dean of the Journalism Department at Belarusian State University. We checked his math.

misrepresentation, Moldova, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, politics, elections.

08 October 2025

A seven-minute meeting and a fabricated audience: How Belarusian media distorted the details of Zelenskyy’s UN visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip in mid-September 2025 to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly drew the attention of Belarusian media. In a segment on ONT, they downplayed the length of his meeting with Donald Trump, while Ryhor Azaronak accused Ukrainian media of fabricating a fake.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, USA, All-National TV, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, Chay Bowes, politics.

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