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California accused of ‘criminalising jokes’ with fake news law

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Law prevents anyone from posting materially deceptive’ content online about a political candidate.

Critics claim that Gavin Newsom is criminalising political satire, parody and jokes.

The Babylon Bee and Kelly Chang Rickert , a lawyer who runs a blog, are seeking to prevent enforcement of the measures.