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Make publishing false clickbait headlines a specific offence

Submitted by Sam Lupson on Wednesday 10th September 2025

Published on Thursday 2nd October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd April 2026

Signatures: 94

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Clickbait ~ Create ~ Damaged ~ Ensure ~ EXIST ~ Face ~ face fines ~ False ~ FINES ~ Journalism ~ Journalist ~ measures ~ News ~ Publish ~ Reported ~ Standards ~ Stories ~ system ~ Tactical

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 94 signatures in total, with signatories from 85 constituencies. That makes it the 22,311th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 30% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -4% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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