Petition · past parliament

Make it mandatory for MPs to fact check their social media posts

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

MP Ester McVey shared an inflammatory article about all EU countries being forced to adopt the Euro. This was ‘fake news’. MPs should not be allowed to distribute lies to suit their own political agenda. It is an abuse of their position.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47523168

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because how MPs use their social media accounts is their responsibility and not that of the UK Government or Parliament as a whole.

You could start a new petition establishing an independent fact checking body for all social media users if that's something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

14 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2019

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