Petition · past parliament

Parliamentary / legal review into truthfulness of EU referendum campaign claims

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Reason for serious concern that voters were misled by statements and representations made as facts that were central to the campaign for the EU Referendum. UK voters may have relied on incorrect statements in their decision making when voting in the EU Referendum.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

If you want a judicial inquiry into the referendum campaign, you could sign this petition:

Judicial inquiry into Leave and Remain campaigns with repeat EU Referendum

Alternatively, if you want a parliamentary inquiry, you could sign this:

Parliamentary inquiry into deceitful claims to sway an election or referendum

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jul 2016

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