Petition · past parliament
Fine all media, organisations reporting food shortages causing panic buying
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Fine all Media, Organisations reporting food shortages resulting in unnecessary panic buying
It causes vulnerable people to act recklessly in panic buying resulting in shortages for everyone
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The UK Government and Parliament are not responsible for fining media organisations. In any case, the reporting of food shortages isn't illegal.
You could start a petition calling for a new offence making it illegal for media organisations to make statements which could incite public panic, if that's something that you'd like to happen.
You could start a petition calling for a new offence making it illegal for media organisations to make statements which could incite public panic, if that's something that you'd like to happen.
Timeline
| 21 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.