Submitted on Wednesday 29th June 2016
Rejected on Friday 15th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it compulsory for facts in political comms to be substantiated and reviewed
In brand ads claims about products/services have to be substantiated and approved by independent bodies (eg ASA) This allows people to make factually informed choices. Political messages are exempted, and this is largely responsible for the misinformation of EU referendum. This should be changed.
We should require substantiation, and independent review and approval, for any political advertising. The ASA should also be compelled to broaden their mandate to include political ads. This would prevent the misrepresentation of facts and allow people to make better political decisions. The recent EU referendum, and regret from some parties, is testament to the fact that, currently, people feel they are not getting all the information and are being misled, manipulated or simply lied to.
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