[jmeister]

Ironically this article itself is fake news:

1. It is just a proposal: “The proposed legislation, which is supported by Vyacheslav Volodin, the parliamentary speaker, a close ally of President Putin, could be discussed by parliament as early as this week, state television reported.”

2. Another wild proposal, to forcibly conscript protestors, was shot down by Kremlin:

https://twitter.com/GazetaRu/status/1499402119836622858

It’s disappointing to see not one comment here suggesting that someone read beyond the headline. Et tu, Hacker News?

[zuminator]

How is the article fake news when it agrees with (is literally the source for) your main point?

[jmeister]

It managed to mislead the purportedly wise readership of this forum.

Fake news doesn’t mean literally everything in the article is fake. It’s a metaphor

[lolinder]

"Have I ever lied to you?"

Silverfish's brow furrowed. "Well," he said, "yesterday you said—"

"I mean metaphorically," said Dibbler quickly.

"Oh. Well. Metaphorically? I suppose not—"

"There you are, then."

— Terry Pratchett

[TAKEMYMONEY]

"Fake news" isn't a metaphor, it's a thought-terminating cliché. It literally literally means the news is a sham, not genuine.

To your credit "to" in the headline here could be considered misleading. It implies "[If the proposal by Volodin, a close ally of Putin, is successful] Russia to punish ‘fake news’".