Belarusian Investigative Center

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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.

Dive into the AntiFake project and our methods of fact-checking.

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Last fakes of the week

20 February 2025

We calculated how much deputy Savinykh exaggerated the population of the countries whose leaders congratulated Lukashenko on his election victory

Deputy of the Belarusian parliament, Andrei Savinykh, claimed that leaders from countries representing 80% of the world's population congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on his presidential election victory. The Weekly Top Fake team scrutinized his math.

misrepresentation, Belarus, world, CTV, Andrei Savinykh, elections.

19 February 2025

Macron deliberately ignored greeting India's Prime Minister? The WTF team and pro-government media saw different things in the same video

At the start of the AI summit in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron conspicuously avoided greeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Belarusian and Russian media. Some of the reports referred to an Associated Press video. The Weekly Top Fake team found the original video and discovered why Macron didn’t shake hands with Modi.

misrepresentation, France, world, India, BelTA, RIA Novosti, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), Telegram channel Nevolfovich, RBC, Arguments and Facts ("AiF"), politics, IT.

17 February 2025

No discounts on public transportation for Latvian pensioners? Verifying the Latvian fugitive's claims

misrepresentation, Belarus, Latvia, BelTA, Roman Samul, economy, state support, rising prices.

16 February 2025

While Voskresensky spoke about Lithuania supposedly growing poor without Belarusian potash, we can only highlight the country's rising revenues

Lithuania has become impoverished due to sanctions on Belarusian potash, claimed political analyst Yuri Voskresensky on the program "Azaryonok. Directly." The Weekly Top Fake team investigated the financial situation of the neighboring country.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Lithuania, Azaryonok. Directly, Yuri Voskresensky, economy, state support, sanctions.

14 February 2025

Poland condemned Belarusian state media for spreading fake news, while Belarusian state media shift blame to Belarusian independent journalists

Warsaw accused Belarusian independent media of creating and spreading disinformation in Poland, reported "Gromov.LIVE" show on the NEWS.BY YouTube channel. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated who was actually identified as the source of the fake news.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, First Information TV Channel news.by, mass media.