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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)

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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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Visualization Visual representation of the search results from the Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes. You can see when our debunkings of fakes were published. Additionally, you can see the dates when the fakes appeared in the media or on social networks, but this option is only available for fakes that appeared after 2023.
Type
Topics
politics (296) war (170) economy (169) achievements (123) history (58) + more102
Area
Belarus (369) Ukraine (225) Poland (136) Russia (123) Europe (87) + more71
Source
Belarus-1 (203) All-National TV (85) Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums) (84) CTV (64) BelTA (58) + more145
Alexander Pinevich
Ryhor Azaronak (61) Aliaksandr Lukashenka (60) Ivan Eismant (42) Aleh Haidukevich (25) Piotr Piatrouski (24) + more264
Time
Last three years 734 Last year 236 Last half year 116 Last three months 56 Last month 22
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12 August 2025

As Hitler prescribed? Debunking political analyst Belyaev’s fake about Ukrainian education reform

Political analyst Alexey Belyaev reviewed the Ukrainian school reform plans and concluded that they would deny young people access to quality education — “no physics, no math.” The Weekly Top Fake team examined what the guest on Belarus’s Radio-Minsk YouTube channel either got wrong or chose to leave out.

misrepresentation, Ukraine, Radio Minsk, Vadzim Yalfimau, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, education.

11 August 2025

Stopped migrants or wasted the budget? ZhS Premium created a fake ridiculing the “impenetrable Polish fence”

ZhS Premium posted footage of migrants prying apart fence bars on the Belarus-Poland border with a car jack and squeezing through. In doing so, the channel’s authors sought to back up their claim that Poland’s measures to stem the flow of illegal border crossers from Belarus are failing. The Weekly Top Fake team found out what’s wrong with this video.

misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), migration.

08 August 2025

A trendy choice for youth: BT hosts tout a nonexistent boom in technical majors

In Belarus, as in the rest of the world, young people are choosing blue-collar and technical fields — that was the claim aired on News.by. Weekly Top Fake journalists fact-checked the statements by channel hosts Ilona Volynets and Yevgeny Gorin and found they had overlooked key details.

misrepresentation, Belarus, First Information TV Channel news.by, Evgeniy Gorin, Ilona Volynets, education.

07 August 2025

"Unprecedented record in modern Russia." An RT journalist made up a record that never happened

Nadezhda Kadysheva has twice sold out Luzhniki Stadium — or so claimed RT special correspondent Konstantin Pridybaylo while discussing a trend among Russian youth to embrace homegrown culture. The Weekly Top Fake team found that the Russian TV reporter had jumped the gun with that statement.

misrepresentation, Russia, CTV, Konstantin Prydybailo, achievements, art.

06 August 2025

"The European Union is a prison of nations!" A Belarusian Telegram channel claimed there are a million prisoners but confused the territories

The authors of the Telegram channel ZhS Premium claimed that prisons in the European Union are overcrowded and cited the prisoner-to-population ratio. Weekly Top Fake journalists found that the numbers are accurate but don't apply to the EU.

misrepresentation, Belarus, European Union, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), crime.

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