Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Place restrictions on the press during times of national crisis
Carefully monitor and scrutinise headlines and press releases during times of crisis such as the corona virus
Press releases during the corona virus have caused surges in panic buying and hoarding amongst the British public. Certain newspapers release scaremongering headlines in an effort to increase sales. In times of crisis the government should be able to stop press releases that can cause panic in the public domain.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We have published a petition calling on the Government to criminalise the publication of unfounded false statements by the media, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303050
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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