Fake nature of information: on the question of the limits of the competence of expert linguist

The introduction of legal novelties related to the dissemination of false (fake) information raises the question of the role of an expert linguist in such cases, since we are talking about speech offences. Based on the methodological materials of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, as well as on her own expert practice, the author of the article determines the limits of the competence of an expert linguist, but at the same time demonstrates the possibility of expanding them communicatively and legally. Purpose is to determine the limits of competence of an expert linguist in cases related to the dissemination of false (fake) information, to point out the communicatively and legally justified possibility of their expansion. Methods include empirical methods of description, interpretation; theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic. Results: 1) the limits of competence of an expert-linguist in cases related to the dissemination of false (fake) information are determined; 2) possibilities for expanding the limits of the competence of an expert linguist demonstrated communicative and legal justification.