Online platforms and other Internet services have opened up new possibilities for connecting, debating and collecting information. However, the spread of news that intentionally misleads the people, affects their ability to understand the reality. Thus, the emergence of the new type of coronavirus declared worldwide a pandemic, has been the subject of false news both globally and nationally. In this sense, the information space of the Republic of Moldova, as well, has become a field for spreading false news related to the evolution of the pandemic. The Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova, analyzing the current situation and the legal framework referring to fake news, suggested supplementing the Contravention Code with a new article introducing penalty for facilitating the spread of epidemic diseases.