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)

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.

Dive into the AntiFake project and our methods of fact-checking.

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Last fakes of the week

26 February 2025

Vance and Zelensky polar opposites? Analyzing what's wrong with the Redaktsiya's take on the Munich talks

Russian journalist Alexey Pivovarov compared the behavior of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance after the talks at the Munich Security Conference. The Weekly Top Fake team identified inaccuracies in his report.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, USA, YouTube channel "Editorial", Alexey Pivovarov, politics.

25 February 2025

"According to German media". Voskresensky pulls Berlin Ukrainian prostitute statistics out of thin air

In Berlin alone, 200,000 Ukrainian women are involved in the sex industry, claims political analyst Yuriy Voskresensky on ONT, citing the publication Die Welt. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether the German newspaper actually reported on it.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Germany, All-National TV, Yuri Voskresensky, migration, prostitution.

23 February 2025

Arab and Indian students fleeing the war were misrepresented as migrants heading to Ukraine. We found the original video

WTF readers have sent us a TikTok video asking to verify it. The video supposedly shows migrants trying to enter Ukraine. Earlier, some media outlets had spread information that Kyiv was planning to accept half a million Palestinian refugees from Gaza.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Poland, Palestine, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Telegram channel Resident, migration.

21 February 2025

Are Europeans being forced to eat worms? ZhS Premium featured a video highlighting additives that are also found in Belarusian products

Europeans are displeased with the decision to allow mealworm flour in food products, according to the ZhS Premium Telegram channel. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into which insect-based additives consumers are finding in their food and whether this is truly newsworthy.

misrepresentation, Belarus, European Union, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), healthy eating.

20 February 2025

We calculated how much deputy Savinykh exaggerated the population of the countries whose leaders congratulated Lukashenko on his election victory

Deputy of the Belarusian parliament, Andrei Savinykh, claimed that leaders from countries representing 80% of the world's population congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on his presidential election victory. The Weekly Top Fake team scrutinized his math.

misrepresentation, Belarus, world, CTV, Andrei Savinykh, elections.