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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

Belarusian journalistic project against fake news and manipulations of officials and media. You can read about our team, principles and methodology via this link

Top fakes of the week

‘You are complete madmen!’ Lukashenko Again Distorts Facts about Ryanair Flight with Protasevich Onboard

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) investigated the Ryanair flight's landing at Minsk airport.

Fakes of the week

22 October

Is Disney in the Red Due to the "Theme"? Checking the Words of a Russian Blogger

21 October

Drag Queen was Misidentified as Spanish Lawmaker by Outlet “Minskaya Pravda”

18 October

Best Inflation Rate Country is Deemed Worst by Political Scientist Petrovsky

17 October

‘Belarusian Political Emigrants’ Children Bullied in Polish Schools.’ Manipulation on TV “Belarus 4” Spotted

16 October

Lukashenko and Stalin: Azarenok Identifies Similarity, While WTF Team Points Out His Mistake

Go to the Catalogue of Fakes

Antifake / Factcheck of previous weeks

Antifake / Factcheck

Top-5 Fake News. Belarus Renewable Energy Consumption Increased & Davos Economic Forum Ceased To Be Global

Further: While on the tribune, the Danish producer hurled an obscenity at attendees of the WEF in Davos; Trial of a Polish blogger for wanting to go to live in Belarus; and The secret protocol of the Molotov—Ribbentrop Pact fabricated by the U.S. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake...

24 January 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Top-5 Fake News. Depraved dances are Shown to Children in West; & Ukraine Canceled Benefits for WWII Veterans

Further: Moldovan wines, which are known only in post-Soviet countries; Polish protests & Belarus came under sanctions for protecting Russia's back from a stab. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake team.

17 January 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Top-5 Fake News. Santa Claus is Banned in Ukraine, & Homosexuals and Transgender People Danced in White House on Christmas Day

Further: There is no gender pay gap in Belarus; Polish authorities shut down Belsat TV; and Western leaders who do not congratulate the nation on holidays. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake team.

12 January 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

According to U.S. Experts, Belarus is 12th Among the Most Militarily Powerful Countries. Fake News Exposed by Media IQ team

Affiliate Material

This article’s published in the BIC’s collaboration with Media IQ.

12 January 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Naked Party was Held at Belarusian Popular Front HQ in 1990. Fake News Exposed by “Nasha Niva”

Affiliate Material

The photo was taken at the free concert and exhibition venue “Ruskomplekt”, which existed in St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2013.

10 January 2024 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Misrepresented Borrell’s Statement. Fake News Exposed by "Zerkalo.io"

Affiliate Material

If they were given an opportunity to have slaves, all NATO would have returned to it, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, claimed in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel.

29 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Fake News in 2023. Most Lying Persons and Media in Top 3 by Weekly Top Fake Team

On New Year's Eve, the fact-checkers of the Weekly Top Fake team present top manipulations and falsifications, which were spread by various media in 2023.

29 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Top-5 Fake News. Akropolis Mall went Bankrupt in Vilnius; & and The World's First Newborn Heart Surgery was Performed in Belarus

Further: The Chinese leader spends hours talking to Lukashenko and ignores European leaders; the flow of Poles to Belarus by free-visa travel, and the daughter of Prince Vitovt, who was the wife of Vasily the Dark. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake team.

20 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Belarusian Minister’s Statement about Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Proved to be Manipulation. Fake’s Exposed by “Zerkalo”

Affiliate Material

Officials manipulate numbers regularly.

14 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Top-5 Fake News. Western Countries Cause 80% of Planet Pollution & USA Population is Dying Out

The whole world applauded Lukashenko at the World Climate Summit; Poland plans to seize Lviv through a referendum; and the President of Germany was not greeted in Dubai.

13 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Russia to Host the First-ever World Friendship Games. Fake’s Exposed by Media IQ Team

Affiliate Material

The article by the project Media IQ in partnership with the BIC.

12 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck

Belarusians are Increasingly Receiving Information from State Media, Press Club Survey Says. Fake News Exposed by Media IQ

Affiliate Material

The article by the project Media IQ in partnership with the BIC.

12 December 2023 Read Article