This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Restrict politicians to the use of independently verified facts in campaigning
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The real issue of the referendum campaign is not the outcome, it is the shear magnitude of deliberate disinformation, half-truths, scare tactics, threats and outright lies spurted by both sides. The British public needs FACT, not FICTION, if we are to make informed decisions on our future
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/138163
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