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Wales could become world’s first country to criminalise politicians who lie (theconversation.com)

submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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This should've always been the case.

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[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think politics and political falsehoods, aren't just by professional politicians. It's part of wider issue of misinformation spreaders.

[–] apis 1 points 5 months ago

Of course, but that's considerably harder to address via criminal law.

Going after people in office (& people running for office & political parties) for misleading the public is much easier, as you can impose a duty on them.