This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Force media retractions to be given the same prominence as retracted articles
Retractions should be published in the same position and with the same size lettering as the retracted article. People have a right to be alerted to false information in the press.
More details
Headlines often make big claims in front page headlines that are subsequently retracted, but the retractions are usually published on an inside page, in a small article.
An example of an article that was retracted: https://vice-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2015/11/24/i-conducted-the-muslim-poll-the-sun-jihadi-sympathy-1448380391.png
The retraction: https://vice-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2015/11/24/i-conducted-the-muslim-poll-the-sun-jihadi-sympathy-1448380391.png
This petition was rejected
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125873
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