Francišak Valancinavič (Franak) Viačorka (Viacorka) (Belarusian: Франці́шак Валянці́навіч Вячо́рка, Russian: Франтишек Валентинович Вечёрко, Frantishek Valentinovich Vechyorko, born 26 March 1988) is a politician and journalist from Belarus, President of the Digital Communication Network and non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council.

His research focused on Russian and Chinese efforts to control the global media space, spread disinformation, and build the sovereign internet infrastructure.

He has served as a creative director for the Belarus service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),[5] consultant for Freedom House.

Administrator of a Unified oppositional candidate Alaksandar Milinkievič website (2005-2006), United Democratic Forces of Belarus (2007-2009).

Director and producer of musical project "Partyzanaskaja Škoła" (Partisan School), musical compact discs "Ja lublu licej" (I Love Lyceum), "Vieru u Ciabie" (Trust you),[10] "Partyzanaskaja Škoła" (Partisan School), "Pieśni Lisoŭčykaŭ" (Songs of Lisouchyks), "Janka Kupala - 125", "be-x-old:НезалежныЯ".

[11] On February 18, 2008, Viačorka was expelled from his third year of journalism at the Belarusian State University, in spite of his excellent academic performance, for missing two exams.

[13] It has been reported that on 16 January 2009, Viačorka was forcibly conscripted into the Armed Forces of Belarus by the authorities,[14] despite having been found medically unfit.

In January 2022, it became known that Viačorka, along with bloggers Roman Protasevich, Anton Motolko, and Stsiapan Putsila are suspected by Belarusian authorities on 10 counts.

[24] In 2006 he starred in the award-winning documentary titled "A Lesson of Belarusian"[25] that chronicled Viačorka's life as a pro-democracy youth activist in the run-up to the 2006 presidential elections in Belarus.

His father Vincuk Viačorka was also featured, as was Uładzimier Kołas, principal of the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum and a prominent academic.

Viačorka is the co-screenwriter and second director of a fiction movie being produced by the Documentary and Feature Film Production Company of Poland about his time in the Belarusian Army and the situation for other young conscripts.