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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)

Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes

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What is Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes

The Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes is an online tool designed to explore false information and disinformation campaigns targeting Belarus. The Catalogue of Fakes was developed by the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) as part of their ongoing AntiFake News project, which has been gathering and examining false information campaigns since 2021.

The platform offers a comprehensive overview of the fake news landscape in Belarus, including visualizations and search functions to help users identify and understand disinformation tactics. It also provides insights into the media and individuals involved in spreading false narratives and allows users to explore specific examples of manipulation and distortion of information. This is a holistic view of how the propaganda machine works.

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Last fakes of the week

16 April 2025

"Celebrating Victory Day not only in Minsk." Lukashenko talks up a tradition that doesn't exist

Alexander Lukashenko spoke about a personal tradition of celebrating May 9 in both capitals — on Red Square in Moscow and in Minsk. But the Weekly Top Fake team found no evidence such a tradition exists.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, TV channel Mir, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, politics, holidays.

15 April 2025

Bulavko: Ukraine is being flooded with weapons, but civilians aren’t getting any financial aid. We looked into what he got wrong

Ukraine’s allies are only funding the country’s military, while offering little support to its civilian population, said Anatoliy Bulavko, a member of the standing commission on national security in Belarus’s House of Representatives. The Weekly Top Fake team fact-checked his claim.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Europe, USA, Belarus Today, Anatoly Bulavko, economy, war.

14 April 2025

Shkvarka News tried to back up a fake Ukrainian court ruling with a forged document

According to the authors of the Telegram channel Shkvarka News, the Brovary District Court in the Kyiv region ordered the mother of a fallen Ukrainian soldier to erase the inscription. As proof, they published what they claim is the official court ruling. The document raised suspicion with the Weekly Top Fake team.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Telegram channel Shkvarka News, war.

11 April 2025

Education minister claims fewer Belarusians are going abroad to study. We checked if the trend has reversed indeed

The trend in recent years shows fewer Belarusians are enrolling in foreign universities, Education Minister Andrei Ivanets said. The Weekly Top Fake team set out to verify these claims.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, European Union, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Czech Republic, CTV, Andrei Ivanets, education, migration.

10 April 2025

Yelfimov argued that neither adopted innovations from the West. Here’s what we found

Russia and Belarus don’t need foreign technology — a claim backed by the experience of the Russian Empire and the USSR, according to political analyst Vadim Yelfimov. But the Weekly Top Fake team found several academic studies that tell a different story.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, USSR, USA, European Union, Radio Minsk, Information agency Minsk-news, Vadzim Yalfimau, history, high tech.