Claim 411

RSF said the accusations against Tut.by's leadership had been fabricated to shut down the outlet's reporting.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: RSF said the accusations against Tut.by's leadership had been fabricated to shut down the outlet's reporting.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: RSF calls the charges invented
About: incident 2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff
Source: Belarus tries to silence the most popular independent news site
Publisher: Reporters Without Borders
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-05-19

Quotation from the source

These accusations have been trumped up in order to silence one of the country's most popular media outlets