Vologda: a resident was fined for a fake about coronavirus

In Vologda, the court fined 15 thousand rubles to 19-year-old Yana Smirnova, who distributed false information about the coronavirus, the press service of the region’s courts said .

The girl laid out an audio recording in her telegram channel, in which there was a phrase: "Two hundred people in question or not. Two hundred people fell ill. This is in Cherepovets. 12 people in Vologda infected."

The police checked this information, did not confirm it and drew up a protocol. Smirnova told the employees that she placed not verified data without malicious intent and did not think about the consequences of placement. " The recording is deleted.

The State Duma on March 31 adopted amendments to criminal punishment for citizens for the public extension of fakes. New measures provide for imprisonment for up to five years.

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