Submitted on Friday 26th March 2021
Rejected on Thursday 1st April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it an offence to knowingly disseminate inaccurate information in the media.
We need to combat fake news so political and social commentators need to face consequences in terms of substantial fines for disseminating false and misleading information in the media. Fines should also apply to the producers of media that carry this misleading content.
I am tired of politically and personally motivated individuals using the media to deliberately mislead the public and skew debate. This has been brought in to sharp focus by Trump in the USA, misinformation about Covid in the UK and the growth of the fake news industry. If individuals and media platforms (social and mainstream) faced substantial fines, we would restore order to debate and protect democracy.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569725
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