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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 15 May How many Poles would leave if war broke out in Poland? We compared Deputy Buzin’s claims with the poll results

According to the politician, 7 out of 10 Poles aren’t willing to defend their homeland.

Fakes of the week

14 May Lukashenko exaggerated Nazi losses in the opening days of the Great Patriotic War. Here's by how much

06 May Instead of 40% of Poles reporting they’ve grown poorer, the CTV anchor claimed it was nearly 70%

05 May Political analyst Yelfimov: Three out of four university graduates in Europe are unemployed. Let’s check the facts

02 May Did the Poles really put up a monument to a drunken Soviet soldier rapist? Here’s what communist Kruglik didn’t tell you

01 May Grandchildren of Nazis in power in the EU? We fact-checked the Russian professor’s claim

Go to the Catalogue of Fakes

Antifake / Factcheck of previous weeks

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

Antifake / Factcheck Everything Goes According to “Dulles' Plan”. Fake News Exposed by Media IQ Affiliate Material

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

08 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Endless Rallies in Support of Palestine. Fake News Exposed by Media IQ Affiliate Material

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

08 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Top-5 Fake News. Lukashenko Saved MAZ, and Chulpan Khamatova was Kicked Out of Restaurant for Speaking Russian

Further: The cheapest public transport in Europe; The eco agenda is at the top in Belarus, and Stalin is mentioned in the constitutions of China and Korea.

06 December 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Top-5 Fake News. Germany Learns How to Conquer Poland, while Dental Implantation is Free in Belarus

Further: Ukrainian personnel beat a schoolboy; Lithuania lost its independence & Information bombing by Arestovich. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake team.

29 November 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Fake in “The Morning Show” Episode about Shelling of Mariupol was Broadcast In Russia Affiliate Material

The topic of Russia's war against Ukraine several times was highlighted in the TV series.

23 November 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Top-5 Fake News. Only Elite have Access to Hunting in West & Youth are in Power in Belarus

Further: Latvia seizes cars from Belarusians, “The Black Lady Of Niasvizh” by Karatkevich & Baltic leaders' ancestors who worked for the Nazis. Top-5 Fake News spotted by the Weekly Top Fake team.

22 November 2023 Read Article

Antifake / Factcheck Top-5 Fake News. First time ever Belarus repatriated its citizens for money, & 2.5 thousand children died in Ukraine's Donbas

Further: Bulgaria and Romania are poor, and Equatorial Guinea is a wealthy country; Diesel cars are more profitable than electric ones in Germany.

15 November 2023 Read Article

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