Amend the law to criminalise the distribution of misinformation in the pandemic.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

to take action against the online distribution of misinformation in order to protect the NHS and save lives. People believing this misinformation are harming thierselves and others by doing various things from visiting hospitals to photograph them, to encouraging vaccine refusal.

You have a responsibility to protect the lives of the citizens of the UK. Covid denial is undermining that obligation, when we are seeing celebrities flaunting the rules and no action being taken it is furthering the strength of misinformation. You need to enable an act of Parliament which crimanilises this activity and carry a hefty fine or jail sentence. This in order to continue the national obligation to protect the NHS and save lives. The impact of this activity on NHS staff is abysmal.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Create legislation to prevent COVID-19 & vaccine misinformation on social media

Timeline

3 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Jan 2021

Follow this petition