# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-russia-fake-news-disrespect-law)
- Source: Russia advances legislation on 'fake news' and 'disrespecting authorities'. https://cpj.org/2019/03/russia-advances-legislation-on-fake-news-and-disre/
- 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)

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