Petition · past parliament
All official campaign material for UK elections must be fact checked
Closed
489 signatures
What the petition asks
We need to stop inaccurate or misleading information in official campaign materiel in elections and referendums (posters, leaflets posted to people, TV broadcasted, etc.). A neutral third party could be used to do this.
During the recent Brexit campaign, both slides used statistics that were widely regarded to be inaccurate - this needs to stop.
In the past we could count on the media to do this, but it appears that we can no longer do this.
We have official statistics and official and impartial organizations who publish statistics and perform fact checking these can be used.
In the past we could count on the media to do this, but it appears that we can no longer do this.
We have official statistics and official and impartial organizations who publish statistics and perform fact checking these can be used.
Timeline
| 30 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Dec 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
489
Status
Closed
Opened
30 Jun 2016
Closed
30 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.