Resident of Nizhny Novgorod Region faces trial on coronavirus fake charges
A court in the Nizhny Novgorod Region is to proceed with a criminal case against a local citizen charged with distribution of a fake about existence of the coronavirus vaccine.
About 8,500 fake Constitution amendments vote news revealed in month
Activists of the Internet Safety League in a month found about 8,500 fake news about voting on the Russia’s Constitution amendments.
Thirteen fakes and stuffing cases revealed on first Constitution amending vote day
Thirteen fakes and stuffing cases were revealed on social media platforms on the first day of the Constitution amendments voting, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Information, Mass Media and Communications Alexander Malkevich said on Friday.
Resident of town in Russia fined $450 for fake COVID-19 news resulting in mass panic
A district court in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia upheld a 30,000-ruble (about $450) fine imposed on a local resident for disseminating a fake news on the coronavirus pandemic, which had caused panic among the population.
Number of fakes about Russian Constitution amendments vote ups sixfold in week
The number of fake publications about the voting on amendments to Russia’s Constitution increased sixfold in the last week, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Information, Mass Media and Communications Alexander Malkevich said Thursday during a meeting of the Constitution amending working group.
Over 300 fake posts about upcoming Constitution amendments vote found on Internet
Volunteers of the Internet Safety League have found 342 fake publications about the upcoming Constitution amendments vote since June 5.
Over 200 online fakes about upcoming Constitution amendments vote revealed
Volunteers of the Internet Safety League have found 218 fake publications about the upcoming Constitution amendments vote since June 5.
Three criminal cases opened in Russia’s Dagestan over COVID-19 fake news
Dagestani investigators have launched three cases over distribution of fake news about the spread of coronavirus via WhatsApp.
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office detects 120 COVID-19 fake news during pandemic
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has brought to light 120 fake news about the coronavirus infection since the beginning of the pandemic.
Woman in Russian South fined $220 for coronavirus fake news
A court in the Krasnodar Region has fined a woman 15,000 rubles (about $220) for publishing on a social network a fake about absence of coronavirus-infected patients in local hospitals.
Moscow woman goes on trial over fake news about handling of COVID-19 victims’ bodies
The Kuntsevsky District Court in Moscow is to hear a criminal case against a local woman who disseminated false information that bodies of those passed away because of the pandemic have been secretly transported from a district observation facility.
Alleged author of fake about organ harvesting amid coronavirus fight goes on trial
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court is to proceed with a case against a local resident over distribution of a fake about mass recovery of organs from healthy people under the guise of the fight against COVID-19.
Woman in Krasnodar Krai fined $420 for fake about ambulance doctors
A court in the Krasnodar Krai has fined a local woman 30,000 rubles ($420) for distribution of fake information about ambulance doctors.
Woman fined $200 for fake about death of child from COVID-19 in Russia’s Togliatti
A 35-year woman has been fined 15,000 rubles ($200) by a court in Russia’s Togliatti for distributing fake news about a local child allegedly died from coronavirus.
Russian resident charged with calls to ignore anti-coronavirus rules to stand trial
Investigators have completed probe into a resident of Birobidzhan, a town in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region, who had allegedly distributed leaflets calling not to follow measures aimed to prevent the coronavirus spread,.
Woman to stand trial in Amur Region on coronavirus fake news charges
A court in the Amur Region will proceed with a case against a woman who has allegedly disseminated in one of messengers a fake about mass infecting local citizens with coronavirus.
Russian man fined $4k for fake about non-provision of air travellers with protective gears
A court in the town of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has fined a local citizen 300,000 rubles (over $4,000) for distributing fake news about late providing passengers of the flight between Bangkok, Shanghai and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with individual protective gears.
Prosecutors demand probe into fake videos about man-made nature of coronavirus
Moscow prosecutors seek to open a criminal case over publishing online videos containing fake information about the man-made nature of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Russian prosecutors seek to block fake videos about man-made nature of COVID-19
Prosecutors have requested Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor to restrict access to videos containing fake information about the man-made nature of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Fake video about low hazard of COVID-19 blocked by prosecutors
Prosecutors have blocked a fake video underestimating the danger of the spread of coronavirus.