Claim: Data about the signatures on a petition calling for a general election shows that it has been signed with MPs' names thousands of times.
Fact-check: General election petition data doesn't show it's been signed with MPs' names thousands of times - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. the data does not show how many times the petition has been signed with mps' names, but how many times it has been signed by people recorded as living in those mps' constituencies.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-11-27T00:00:00