Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal for political campaigns to make bogus and misleading statements.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The 2016 EU referendum was fought on both sides twisting facts and figures, leading to an un-democratic outcome (e.g. £350m a week). Any political campaign's published claims must be fact-checked, if found to be bogus, deceptive or misleading they should be forced to correct and apologies.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.