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Sep 14, 2020 · How will citizens react when a piece of “fake news” is demonstrated to be real? What are the consequences of false government denials on government credibility and citizen satisfaction with the government?
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A false flag is a political or military action carried out with the intention of blaming an opponent for it. Nations have often done this by staging a real or...
Jun 23, 2021 · A global Covid recovery plan by the World Economic Forum has inspired false rumours about the creation of a tyrannical world government.
- Code breaking?
- The Commons Speaker
- What About The Ministerial Code?
- Nolan Principles
- Contempt of Parliament
- The Verdict
In a joint letterto the Speaker of the House of Commons, the leaders of the Greens, SNP, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, SDLP and Alliance parties in Westminster refer to two codes of conduct that UK politicians are supposed to follow: the Nolan principles and the Ministerial Code. Both stress the importance of being truthful. The six leaders wrote: “We bel...
People frustrated with debates in the House of Commons often criticise the Speaker for failing to hold politicians to account over allegedly dishonest remarks. But the MPs who have held this office have been clear over the yearsthat it’s not their job to police the accuracy of debates. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, issued a strongly worded ca...
In his statement, Lindsay Hoyle referred to another piece of official guidance on how Westminster politicians should conduct themselves: the Ministerial Code. Like the rules that govern debate in the Commons, this is also available online. It states that “holders of public office should be truthful” and that: “It is of paramount importance that min...
The “seven principles of public life”were first set out by Lord Nolan in 1995. The sixth principle is honesty, and the text states that “holders of public office should be truthful”. Like the Ministerial Code, the Nolan Principles are not law, and no punishment is set out for breaking them. The principles are taken into account when the authorities...
The opposition leaders’ letter refers to alleged “contempt of the House” – a phrase which does have some force in law. You can be found in contempt of parliamentif you are caught “deliberately attempting to mislead the House or a committee (by way of statement, evidence, or petition)”. The law applies to members and non-members – like people giving...
It’s easier to get thrown out of the House of Commons for calling someone a liar than for lying itself. Despite often coming under fire from disgruntled viewers, the Speaker of the House does not have any power to police the truthfulness of debates in the chamber. And other codes of conduct which mention honesty, like the Nolan Principles and the M...
Apr 13, 2022 · Many MPs and ministers do correct the record when they are found to have given inaccurate information to parliament. Usually, they do this by making a written statement (in the case of a minister) or by raising a ‘point of order’ in the Commons chamber.
Jun 9, 2023 · The UK government defines disinformation as the deliberate creation and spreading of false and/or manipulated information that is intended to deceive and mislead people, either for the purposes...
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In terms of claims, misleading or false claims about the actions or policies of public authorities, including government and international bodies like the WHO or the UN, are the single largest category of claims identified, appearing in 39% of our sample.
