Petition · past parliament
Stop fake news and make it illegal to knowingly spread them
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
During the past year fake news have been used to deceive the public by many political parties, newspapers and the tv around the world for varoius reasons, diminuishing people's trust on democratic values.
We demand that the government bring forwards legislations to make it a criminal offence
We demand that the government bring forwards legislations to make it a criminal offence
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jan 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.