Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016
Rejected on Thursday 14th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Prevent political leaflets from being deliberately misleading
Political leaflets should be subjected to at least the same standard and process as commercial advertising. There should be an equivalent code to the Advertising Codes to prevent the statements made being 'misleading, harmful or offensive'.
During the recent European Referendum leaflets were delivered to every household containing wildly misleading statements, intended to deliberately sway voters based on inaccuracy. Statements were set out as 'facts' which were by their nature intended to misrepresent key information. This would not be permitted for the advertising of something as basic as a deodorant and should not be allowed for decisions which can affect the future of our whole country.
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