This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Assess if false claims and misrepresentations misled voters in the EU referendum
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It has been alleged that the EU referendum result was 'influenced by misrepresentations of fact and promises that could not be delivered' and that some campaigning 'degenerated into dishonesty on an industrial scale'. Facts were seen by some as secondary to winning. The facts need establishing.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.