# Russia advances legislation on 'fake news' and 'disrespecting authorities'

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2019-03-07

- Address: https://cpj.org/2019/03/russia-advances-legislation-on-fake-news-and-disre/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Russia: new laws penalize online "fake news" and "disrespecting authorities"](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-russia-fake-news-disrespect-law)
- [Claim 684: Penalty structure under the new fake-news provision.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/684)
- [Claim 685: The law's definition of what counts as fake news.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/685)
- [Claim 686: CPJ's assessment of the legislation's intent.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/686)

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