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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

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Top 5 Fake news of the week: a TV set of the future

On air of the ONT TV Channel an economic analyst Georgy Grits stated that Belarus is a rather innovative country, according to international ratings.

01 February 2023 Read Article

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Top 5 Fake news of the week: President Biden’s executive assistant found dead

Oddly, the name of that executive assistant of the president, Francis Underwood, coincides with the name of the fictional character in Netflix's series 'House of Cards'.

25 January 2023 Read Article

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Top 5 Fake news of the week: Belarusian propaganda has missed the protests so much that it has already started making them up itself

Journalists of the TV channel "Belarus-1" passed off the protests in Bratislava in 2020 against anti-Christian measures as protests in Slovakia against support for Ukraine.

20 January 2023 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: Belarus-1 once again predicted the collapse of the dollar

The dollar is close to its collapse, says political observer of the TV channel "Belarus-1" Alexei Avdonin.

12 January 2023 Read Article

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Fakes of the week: The head of ONT explained why Belarusians live better than the British

After paying fees and utilities Brits have less money than Belarusians

29 December 2022 Read Article

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"With a sense of impunity and permissiveness, Ukrainian refugees have already begun not only to steal, but also to kill those who are not to their liking" - Belarusian television collected fakes from the internet to frighten viewers

The story is known only to Belarusian and Russian media outlets

22 December 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: Gays and lesbians will go to the Olympics instead of Belarusian athletes

Belarusian athletes will be replaced by LGBT athletes — this is the news that the country's main state-run newspaper “SB Belarus Today” has told its readers

16 December 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: Belarusian propaganda lies about Belarus' leadership in dairy production

The only cheese-related ranking where Belarus can actually be seen in fourth place is in the cheese export ranking. And that's only if the EU is counted as one player again. Then, after the EU, the US, and New Zealand, Belarus would be on the list

08 December 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: Eismant accuses the Antibodies music band of Nazism

The head of Belarus-1 TV channel Ivan Eismant accused the Ukrainian music band Antibodies of Nazism

30 November 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: Belarusian media report that Ukrainians were killed in a missile attack in Poland

It's counting on Telegram readers being too lazy to read the original source

25 November 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: The SB writes that Washington has turned on Lukashenka not because of repressions, but because of container shipping

In 2020, transportation by Belarusian Railways to China and back has indeed increased by more than one and a half times. This is not a geometric progression, but a serious growth

16 November 2022 Read Article

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Fake news of the week: The head of the ONT can't find industry in Austria. Let's help him

In Austria, industry accounts for 26% of GDP. In Belarus - 32%. But if we take a look at the industrial competitiveness ranking, Austria is in 14th place, while Belarus is only 46th

09 November 2022 Read Article