New Puerto Rico law threatens jail time for spreading ‘false information’ about COVID-19
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![A COVID-19 testing site is seen in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 25, 2020. Puerto Rican authorities recently passed a law threatening jail time for spreading 'false information' about the pandemic. (AFP/Ricardo Arduengo)](/afp_usa_04-08-2020_rs.jpg)
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2020 -- Puerto Rican authorities should guarantee that journalists can cover the COVID-19 pandemic without fear of government retaliation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.