The War On News

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Claim

Claim 463

A Turkish journalist said any information not sourced from the government was treated as false under the law.

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

Statement
A Turkish journalist said any information not sourced from the government was treated as false under the law.
Field
status
Value
Journalist says only government information counts as true
About
incident 2023-turkiye-detains-journalists-disinformation-law
Source
Journalists criticize Turkey's disinformation law: 'Any information not from the government is labeled false'
Publisher
Media and Law Studies Association
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-01-10

Quotation from the source

Any information not sourced from the government is deemed false.