Force media retractions to be given the same prominence as retracted articles

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Retractions should be published in the same position and with the same size lettering as the retracted article. People have a right to be alerted to false information in the press.

Headlines often make big claims in front page headlines that are subsequently retracted, but the retractions are usually published on an inside page, in a small article.

An example of an article that was retracted: https://vice-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2015/11/24/i-conducted-the-muslim-poll-the-sun-jihadi-sympathy-1448380391.png

The retraction: https://vice-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2015/11/24/i-conducted-the-muslim-poll-the-sun-jihadi-sympathy-1448380391.png

Why it was rejected

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

Retractions of misleading media should be the same prominence as the original

Timeline

29 Jul 2016	Petition opened for signatures
4 Aug 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Aug 2016

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