Only Good News Daily
•World
World
Wales Considers if Lying in Politics is a Criminal Offence | OGN Daily
Summary
Nutrition label
78% Informative
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 .
VR Score
80
Informative language
77
Neutral language
65
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
53
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
4
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-3029610https://theweek.com/politics/should-lying-in-politics-be-a-criminal-offencehttps://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/19/wales-is-leading-the-way-on-ending-lying-in-politics-westminster-must-now-do-the-same/
Source diversity
4
Affiliate links
no affiliate links