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New data from Poland-Belarus border shows 96% less illegal migration

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 340 words · By Jan Bolanowski
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The Polish government has announced a significant decrease in the number of attempts to illegally cross the border with Belarus, pointing to the effectiveness of its migration policy and the reinforced activities of its services.

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Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

The Polish government has announced a significant decrease in the number of attempts to illegally cross the border with Belarus, pointing to the effectiveness of its migration policy and the reinforced activities of its services.

Why it matters

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, in the first quarter of 2026, only 158 attempts to illegally cross the border were recorded, compared to as many as 3,306 in the same period in 2022.

Common ground

This represents a decrease of almost 96 per cent.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Repetition: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/04/polands-border-with-belarus-sees-decrease-in…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Repetition 40% confidence
Repeating a message until it is accepted as truth.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing repetition helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The border is also monitored by cameras and other electronic devices.”
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No relevant evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia pages to support the claim about surveillance equipment.
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Claim 2: “The border with Belarus has had a physical barrier in the form of a 5.5-metre high fence topped with barbed wire since 2022.”
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Wikipedia entries describe the Belarus-Poland border's length and history but do not mention a 5.5-meter fence. No direct evidence confirms the physical barrier's existence or construction date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belarusian–Polish border is the state border between the Republic of Poland (EU member) and the Republic of Belarus (Union State). It has a total length of 398.6 km (247.7 mi), 418 km (260 mi) or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus–Poland_border
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The lands of Belarus during the Middle Ages became part of Kievan Rus' and were split between different regional principalities, including Polotsk, Turov, Vitebsk, and others. Following the Mongol inv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Belarus
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Claim 3: “The Polish government has announced a significant decrease in the number of attempts to illegally cross the border with Belarus.”
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Multiple web search results indicate a significant decrease in illegal border crossing attempts with Belarus, though exact percentages vary. Independent sources report Poland's border control measures and reduced crossing attempts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Polishauthoritiesreportedaround 30,000attemptstocrosstheborderfromBelarusillegallyduring 2025. This figure marks a slightdecreasefrom the over 30,400 incidents recorded in 2024, according tothePolishB…
https://en.yenisafak.com/world/poland-reports-30000-illegal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The number of migrants trying to force their way intoPolandfromBelarusfell again after an apparent change in tack by Minsk that could help calm a crisis ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxOAWmwqzaY
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web search NEUTRAL — Polandmaintains strictbordercontrol. In early April,Polishauthorities also extended the so-called buffer zone on theborderwithBelarusfor another three months. It operates inborderareas for enhanced co…
https://unn.ua/en/news/poland-reports-96percent-decrease-in-…
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Claim 4: “The government maintains temporary controls on the borders with Germany and Lithuania.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia pages to confirm temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania.
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Claim 5: “The legal regulation of temporary suspension of the right to asylum was introduced.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia pages to support the legal regulation of asylum suspensions.
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Claim 6: “This represents a decrease of almost 96 per cent.”
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Web search results mention a 96% decrease but refer to the U.S.-Mexico border, not Poland-Belarus. No direct evidence confirms the claim's specific context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 UEFA Conference League is the sixth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The winners of the tournament will automatically qua…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Q1, Q36, Q43 and Q82 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The routes run primarily along Hillside Avenue from the Jamaica, Queens commercial and transportation hub…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's t…
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Claim 7: “In the first quarter of 2026, only 158 attempts to illegally cross the border were recorded, compared to 3,306 in the same period in 2022.”
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No direct evidence supports the specific numbers (158 vs. 3,306) for Q1 2026 and 2022. Irrelevant entries in web search results and Wikipedia pages lack context for this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 16 August 2014 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS). The comet after its perihelion on 6 July 2015 reach…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2014_Q1_(PanSTARRS)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all mobile phone carriers in the Asia Pacific Region and their respective number of subscribers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's t…
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Claim 8: “On 6 June 2024, a Polish soldier was stabbed to death during clashes at the border.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia pages to confirm or refute the stabbing incident on 6 June 2024.
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Claim 9: “Border Guard officers have reported the discovery of tunnels under the border used by migrants.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia pages to support the discovery of tunnels under the border.
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