Petition · past parliament

Restrict politicians to the use of independently verified facts in campaigning

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The real issue of the referendum campaign is not the outcome, it is the shear magnitude of deliberate disinformation, half-truths, scare tactics, threats and outright lies spurted by both sides. The British public needs FACT, not FICTION, if we are to make informed decisions on our future

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.