#responsibility for fakes

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Can you be held accountable for spreading fake news about the military?

I constantly see information about the military on social media that I consider fake. Can I be held accountable for spreading it? I am concerned about the question, because the latest law provides for liability for spreading materials that insult the honor of a serviceman or his close relatives.

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