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.