Claim 684

Penalty structure under the new fake-news provision.

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

Statement: Penalty structure under the new fake-news provision.
Field: action
Value: Fake news fines up to 100,000 rubles for individuals
About: incident 2019-russia-fake-news-disrespect-law
Source: Russia advances legislation on 'fake news' and 'disrespecting authorities'
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2019-03-07

Quotation from the source

people found guilty of publishing "indecent" posts online...would face up to 15 days in administrative detention. Individuals, including journalists, who post "fake news" could be hit with fines of up to 100,000 rubles (more than $1,500)