Claims that a petition calling for an immediate general election has gained over 6 million signatures have been shared widely on social media.
But this isn’t right. A petition, which was debated in Parliament last year, has just over 3 million signatures.
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No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people - Full Fact
The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct.