These posts also falsely claim that military police will take over the functions of the Lithuanian police from January, according to the ministry.
"The aim is to intimidate the public by saying that the Military Police will allegedly be used for the forced vaccination of the country's citizens, and that Military Police officers are not properly trained," the ministry warned, adding that "other misinformation is also being spread"
The new wording of the law, recently passed by the Seimas, "does not establish the prerequisites for the Military Police to take over the functions of the police", it said, adding that the Military Police will continue to provide assistance to the police and civil authorities "in cases provided for by law".
The new law was initiated six years ago "to enable the Military Police not only to ensure the discipline of Lithuanian national defense military and civilian personnel and order in the national defense system, but also the implementation of Lithuania's international obligations", according to the ministry.
Last week, more than 20 websites in Lithuania were hacked in what Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas described as one of the biggest cyber-information incidents of recent years.