From the article (bold added), more at link:

On November 11, the Greek Parliament passed a law that criminalized “fake news.” Human Rights Watch has called on the government to revoke the law as it violates the press freedom and the freedom of expression.

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The law was an amendment from a similar law passed in 2019 that introduced penalties for “whoever, publicly or via the internet, spreads or disseminates false news in any way, causing fear to an indefinite number of people or to a certain circle or category of persons, who are thus forced to carry out unplanned acts or to cancel them, at the risk of cause of damage to the economy, tourism or defense capacity of the country or disrupt its international relations.”

The punishment was three years in prison or a fine.

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The amended law criminalized spreading fake news “capable of causing concern or fear to the public or undermining public confidence in the national economy, the country’s defense capacity or public health.”

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It adds that breaking the law “shall be punished by imprisonment of at least three months and a fine.” Repeatedly breaking the law could land a person in prison for six months.

The publishers and media houses responsible for the fake news could be imprisoned for five years.

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Human Rights Watch warned that the law could be used to punish government critics.

[It's a feature, not a bug]

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The new law does not define fake news, doesn’t include standards for determining if something is fake news, nor does it specify that something must cause actual harm for it to be punishable. The law also does not say that other human rights, such as the freedom of speech, must be respected before invoking the law.