Rejected petition Restrict politicians to the use of independently verified facts in campaigning

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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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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