Pre-Publication Verification as Prior Restraint

This provision requires all speakers—media houses, journalists, content creators, and influencers—to fact-check "before publishing information," creating a prior restraint mechanism fundamentally at odds with freedom of speech principles. The provision provides no standards for what constitutes adequate fact-checking, who determines sufficiency, or how the Division applies certification requirements, creating legal uncertainty that encourages self-censorship. For licensed entities, fact-checking certification becomes a licensing prerequisite (83 compounds this by requiring two years of training), giving the Division (headed by a President-appointed Director) discretionary gatekeeping power over who can speak. This mandatory pre-publication verification is practically impossible for real-time commentary, breaking news, and social media, effectively prohibiting certain forms of protected speech.