If you read the article it is not about libel or slander its about "misinformation" which is a new criminal offense in the UK. So if I publish a lie that isn't

If you read the article it is not about libel or slander its about "misinformation" which is a new criminal offense in the UK. So if I publish a lie that isn't slander or libel (doesn't defame a specific person, like if I claim the earth is flat), then I can be sentenced to a year in prison. But if a "recognized news publisher" publishes the same lie they cannot be charged with a crime.