# Claim 160

Authorities could prosecute journalists for what the law called the diffusion of false and tendentious news against the authority of the state, punishable by three to ten years in prison.

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

- Statement: Authorities could prosecute journalists for what the law called the diffusion of false and tendentious news against the authority of the state, punishable by three to ten years in prison.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: False and tendentious news offense
- About: [incident 1938-spain-franco-press-law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1938-spain-franco-press-law)
- Source: Press Censorship in Spain & Portugal. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03064227208532172
- Publisher: Index on Censorship (SAGE Publishing)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1972

## Quotation from the source

> diffusion of false and tendentious news against the authority of the State

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/160. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.