# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff)
- Source: Belarus tries to silence the most popular independent news site. https://rsf.org/en/belarus-tries-silence-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

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/411. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.