Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make the spreading of misinformation about a civil or health crisis an offence
Closed
60 signatures
What the petition asks
The spreading of Lies and misinformation during a health or other civil crisis in the UK need to be made a criminal offence. During the Covid crisis this has caused the further spreading of the virus and the prolonging of lockdown, increasing the damage to the economy.
The act of spreading lies and misinformation about Covid has led others to rebel against wearing masks, not respecting lockdown laws and has caused vaccination hesitancy. Combined these actions have lead to more unnecessary suffering and deaths. Lockdowns have been prolonged and the economy has been damaged more than necessary. The people spreading the baseless false information to created fear, doubt and uncertainty must be held to account. Making it a criminal offence should deter them.
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
60
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
13 Apr 2021
Closed
13 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.