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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 crowns the results of our Anti-Fake project work.

With its help, you will explore our Fake news collection containing more than 600 examples of fakes that we have exposed since 2021, either in Belarusian media or in the media covering news about Belarus.

The Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes makes it obvious to you how, by whom, and through what media fake stories are spread.

Thanks to our Tool, you will be able to discover the patterns of manipulation and distortion of information both in an individual case and in the work of the propaganda machine as a whole. The tool provides you the features to analyze trends in the promotion of fake news in the media.

Read more about the Antifake project and how we do fact checking.

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Last fakes of the week

28 June 2024

‘U.S. to Force Other Countries to Use Dollar.’ Fake News by Alexey Avdonin Fact-Checked

Donald Trump is allegedly planning to wage war on countries that want to go off the dollar, as a Belarussian pro-government expert, Alexey Avdonin, claimed. The Weekly Top Fake team has listened to what the U.S. politician actually said.

misrepresentation, USA, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Audonin, politics, economy.

27 June 2024

Are Belarusians the Lowest Paid in the CIS? Claims of Euroradio Expert Fact-Checked

Belarusians earned 21% more in 2023 than a year before. In ruble terms. But their dollar-denominated earnings are the lowest in the CIS, said an expert on Euroradio. The Weekly Top Fake team fact-checked the claim.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Euroradio, Alice Ryzhichenko, economy, salaries in Belarus.

26 June 2024

'Up to Quarter of Million Red Army Soldiers Perished in Polish Captivity.' Fact-checking of Political Analyst Belyaev's False Claim

Belarusian pro-government political analyst Belyaev claimed that almost none of the 200–250,000 Red Army soldiers captured by the Polish army in the 1920s have returned home. This statement was made during a discussion about the anniversary of the establishment of the concentration camp in Byaroza-Kartuska, Brest region of Belarus. The Weekly Top Fake team found that Belyaev's version of events differed from the official one.

misrepresentation, fabrication, Russia, Poland, Radio Minsk, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, war, history.

25 June 2024

‘BRICS Countries Refused to Participate in Global Summit on Peace in Ukraine’. Fact-checking False Claim of Dean of Belarus State University

The BRICS countries demonstratively refused to participate in the Global Peace Summit on Ukraine, which took place on June 15–16, 2024, in Switzerland. That's the claim made by the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism at BSU, Alexey Belyaev. The Weekly Top Fake team fact-checked his statement.

misrepresentation, BRICS countries, Alpha Radio, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, war, politics.

24 June 2024

Fake News Alert: 2000 'Ghosts' Athletes Participated at BRICS Sports Games

The BRICS Sports Games, which took place in Kazan, Russia on June 12–23, were attended by 4,700 athletes from 90 countries, according to state-run media outlets from Belarus and Russia. The games were portrayed as grand events, comparable in scale to the Olympics. However, the Weekly Top Fake team found 1,800 "ghost" participants among the attendees.

misrepresentation, fabrication, Russia, BRICS countries, Belarus-1, All-National TV, sport.