The War On News

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Claim

Claim 462

CPJ said the vague disinformation law would continue to stifle reporting in Turkiye.

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

This claim was superseded by claim 1010 (update). It stays here so the history can be checked.

Statement
CPJ said the vague disinformation law would continue to stifle reporting in Turkiye.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
CPJ says the law stifles reporting
About
incident 2023-turkiye-detains-journalists-disinformation-law
Source
In Turkey, 3 journalists detained for 'disinformation,' one jailed, 3 others under investigation
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
superseded
Source date
2023-11-03
Superseded by
Claim 1010
Reason
update

Quotation from the source

vague law criminalizing disinformation would stifle reporting in the country and they have been proven correct.