The War On News

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Claim

Claim 176

People the government banned under the act could not be quoted in publications at all.

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

Statement
People the government banned under the act could not be quoted in publications at all.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Banned persons could not be quoted
About
incident 1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act
Source
Suppression of Communism Act
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

could not be quoted in publications