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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)

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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

21 April 2026

“You can generate such deepfakes...” A CTV anchor unfoundedly questioned the Orion flight

A CTV host claimed that the U.S. flightto the Moon might have been a deepfake and hinted that the U.S. was supposedly planning to land on the far side of the Moon without anyone seeing it. This contradicts the fact that the Artemis II mission orbited the Moon, as confirmed by NASA, program partners, and independent observers. Landing on the surface was not part of the mission.

fabrication, USA, CTV TV channel, Andrey Mukavozchyk, space, high tech.

21 April 2026

“Reduce the number of consumers.” A CTV expert misrepresented the Rockefeller Foundation’s ideas and the results of a study on population size

Amid concerns about rising fertilizer prices and the potential for increased food prices, CTV claimed that Western entities are allegedly suggesting a solution to the food problem: reducing the world’s population. However, the documents cited by the commentator tell a different story. They emphasize food system reform, access to healthy food for people experiencing poverty, and wiser resource management.

fabrication, misrepresentation, USA, world, CTV TV channel, George Hrytz, food crisis, demography.

16 April 2026

Ivan Eismant called the plan voiced by Lukashenko in 2020 a treachery

On the talk show Budni on Alpha Radio and SBTV, Ivan Eismant said that in 2020, opponents of the government proposed giving up Russian energy resources and switching to liquefied gas supplies from the United States. The Weekly Top Fake team did not find any such “plan to reanimate Belarus,” but discovered that it was Aleksandr Lukashenko himself who, at the time, was calling for reducing reliance on Russian oil and gas and seeking alternative suppliers.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Ivan Eismant, economy, gas, petroleum.

15 April 2026

Can Belarus capitalize on the war in the Middle East? What former deputy Savinykh suggested and why it won’t work

During the ONT program Obyektivno, the relevance of negotiations between Belarus and the U.S. was explained, in part, by the potential to profit from a twofold increase in fertilizer prices. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that this claim is exaggerated. Potash prices have barely increased since the Iran war began, and the noticeable rise in prices has primarily affected nitrogen fertilizers.

misrepresentation, USA, Belarus, All-National TV channel, Andrei Savinykh, economy, war, sanctions.

14 April 2026

Why did the U.S. lift sanctions on Belarusian potash? Azaronak and Terekh’s explanation versus reality

On the Azaryonok. Napryamuyu program on CTV, the lifting of sanctions on Belarusian potash was explained by claiming that comparable restrictions on Russia would be harder to remove. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that this comparison is inaccurate. Russian potash fertilizers were not subject to the U.S. ban, and Russia continued to supply the U.S. with fertilizers when sanctions were in place for Belarus.

misrepresentation, USA, Russia, Belarus, CTV TV channel, Ryhor Azaronak, Yuri Terekh, economy, sanctions.

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