Claim: The 2016 EU referendum was the largest democratic exercise in the UK's history.
Fact-check: The EU referendum wasn't quite the largest democratic exercise in UK history - Full Fact
Verdict: not quite. more people voted in the 1992 general election. it also had a higher turnout rate, as did other elections in the 20th century.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-04-18T00:00:00