Submitted on Wednesday 6th January 2021
Rejected on Thursday 14th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make denial of the Covid-19 pandemic a criminal offence.
Many people are using the Internet and social media to downplay the significance of Covid-19 both as a serious illness for many and as a burden on the NHS and society. Such misleading posts spread potentially dangerous misinformation and insult those who have sacrificed so much to Covid-19.
Outlaw Covid-19 denial and malicious spread of misinformation in a similar way to the outlawing of Holocaust denial in many other countries. Safeguards for protection of free speech and legitimate discussion should be included on such an act.
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