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Petition · past parliament

Create an independent regulator to ensure truth in political advertising.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The false political advertisements in the EU Referendum caused many people to cast a vote for something that was not viable. Within hours of the Leave victory, promises on NHS spending and Immigration were hastily reworked. This has been the case in previous elections and is getting dangerous.
The leave campaigns promise of Spending £350 million a week on the NHS was decreed as False and misleading by the Advertisment authority. This promise was a major point of many leave voters due to the chronic underfunding of the NHS by this Conservative Goverment

Why it was rejected

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

Create an independent authority to fact-check political campaign materials.

Timeline

27 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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