Wales Considers if Lying in Politics is a Criminal Offence | OGN Daily

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Wales: Should Lying in Politics be a Criminal Offence ? 24 minutes ago Welsh government considers new crime of deliberate deception by an elected official.

The world- first law would mean anyone "found guilty of deliberate lying" would be disqualified from being a member of, or standing for, the Senedd .

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/political-lying-fact-checking-social-media/680184/https://inews.co.uk/news/law-to-ban-politicians-from-lying-backed-by-two-thirds-of-public-poll-shows-3029610 https://theweek.com/politics/should-lying-in-politics-be-a-criminal-offence https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/19/wales-is-leading-the-way-on-ending-lying-in-politics-westminster-must-now-do-the-same/

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