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
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Belarusian journalistic project against fake news and manipulations of officials and media. You can read about our team, principles and methodology via this link
Russia announces withdrawal from the grain deal with Ukraine. And as a condition, Russia demands reconnection to SWIFT for some banks turned off last year due to anti-war sanctions.
A fake video from the trench with the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko was posted on the YouTube channel of state-run media “SB.BY Belarus Today”.
The fake appeared amid talks about Lukashenka negotiating about Lithium in favor of Russia, where the production of lithium-ion batteries is under threat there due to the western sanctions.