Submitted on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Rejected on Friday 29th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Criminalise false or misleading political campaigning.
In order for a democracy to function the electorate has to trust politicians to make honest claims and provide factual information in support of their case. Currently there is no legal consequence for individuals who make false claims and disseminate factually incorrect information.
The EU referendum highlighted the ease with which the electorate can be mislead through the dissemination of demonstrably incorrect statistics and deliberately misleading claims (1). Voter mistrust in campaign statements damages our democracy.
An independent body akin to the ASA (2) should be setup to monitor, investigate and prosecute misleading campaigning.
1. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/27/eu-referendum-reality-check-leave-campaign-promises
2. https://www.asa.org.uk
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