Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016
Rejected on Thursday 30th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Accountability of facts and information used in political campaigns ie EU RFRDUM
In recent EU Referendum both sides of campaign Leave and Remain used various facts and information to aid their side of argument such as “The EU now costs the UK over £350 million every week – nearly £20 billion a year”. Many facts as this were misrepresented, thus misleading people to vote.
EU referendum: The claims that won it for Brexit fact checked (Telegraph 24-6-2016)
“The EU now costs the UK over £350 million every week – nearly £20 billion a year”
Vote Leave campaign
Verdit (Wrong)
“The UK consistently loses in the EU because other members favour a highly regulated and protectionist economy”
Jacob ReesMogg
Verdict: Wrong
“Two thirds of British jobs in manufacturing are dependent on demand from Europe”
Alan Johnson
Verdict: Wrong
culture of criminally wrong information Stop
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