The War On News

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Claim

Claim 414

Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.

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

Statement
Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Volodin says the law protects soldiers and the truth
About
incident 2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports
Source
Russia's parliament approves jail for 'fake' war reports
Publisher
Al Jazeera
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2022-03-04

Quotation from the source

We are doing this to protect our soldiers and officers, and to protect the truth.