Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016
Rejected on Friday 8th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Penalties for lies in election campaigns
After one of the most bitterly fought elections - one thing that many agree on was that there were too many lies on both sides of the debate. Far more than any previous campaign.
Let’s make sure this never happens again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ktojE6WQA&feature=youtu.be
We the undersigned call upon the government to create an independent agency - who have the authority to fact check official campaign material (leaflets, posters, campaign bus slogans etc) and impose HEAVY penalties for any intention to directly mislead the electorate.
If monetary penalties the agency must have the power to make them large enough to deter even the most well-funded spin campaign.
Advice should be sought from legal experts from fields such as advertising standards.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/139800
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