Claim 651

The new criminal penalty adopted the same day.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The new criminal penalty adopted the same day.
Field: action
Value: New law sets up to 15 years for spreading 'fakes'
About: incident 2022-russia-blocks-bbc-dw-meduza
Source: Russia further blocks media outlets, social media
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-03-04

Quotation from the source

The Russian legislature adopted amendments to the criminal code introducing higher penalties, such as fines, criminal liabilities, and imposing prison terms of up to 15 years for those convicted of disseminating "fakes,"