# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-blocks-bbc-dw-meduza)
- Source: Russia further blocks media outlets, social media. https://cpj.org/2022/03/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,"

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