A new Russian law signed by Vladimir Putin takes aim at “fake news” operations, punishing offenders with up to 15 years in prison for spreading “false” information about the military and sanctions on Russia. This new law supplements and strengthens a 2019 “fake news” law that punished those who criticized the Russian government. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Ramesh Srinivasan discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. [ Ссылка ]

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"Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law punishing “fake news” with up to 15 years in prison. The rule will impose fines or jail terms for spreading false information about the military, as well as fines for people who publicly call for sanctions against Russia. Courts would mete out the harshest sentences for fake news that leads to “serious consequences.”

According to earlier coverage from The Moscow Times, the bill is meant to penalize people who knowingly “distort the purpose, role and tasks of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as other units during special military and other operations,” including people who spread unapproved information about Russian war losses.

“Literally by tomorrow, this law will force punishment — and very tough punishment — on those who lied and made statements which discredited our armed forces,” said Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s State Duma legislative body, in a statement quoted by Reuters. Putin signed an earlier “fake news” law in 2019 that includes fines and jail time for disrespecting the Russian government, but the penalty was a far lighter 15 days."

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