https://www.positive.news/society/the-campaign-to-outlaw-lying-in-politics/
As the Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal, could Westminster and other governments follow?
Many people will ask who gets to decide what a lie is? This mentions an "independent judicial process". Courts and juries generally have a good record of establishing truth, so it will be interesting to see how this works.
One of the little realized aspects of so much of 21st-century politics being lies - is how inefficient it makes life. Technology and change are accelerating. Yet every instance our political discourse wastes time countering lies, it's taking valuable time away from solving problems.
I feel that intent should also be an important factor. Intentional lies should be a much more serious offense than accidental ones.
For sure. Though I think by definition the word "lie" implies the intent. Anything accidental is just getting your facts wrong.