Petition · past parliament
Make repeating false claims in an election campaign a criminal offence
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The brexit leave campaign continued to headline false claims long after independent sources showed them to be incorrect. This distorted the result of the referendum.
BBC Reality Check showed the headline claims of the cost of membership and the prospect of Turkey joining the EU were incorrect.
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.