Allégation
Faux
“The crash of the UK voter registration website before the 2016 EU referendum deadline was a cyberattack”
Examiné le September 22, 2026
Verdict
False. The collapse hours before the June 2016 deadline was caused by exceptional demand, not an attack. Parliament legislated to extend the deadline in response.
Ce que montrent les éléments de preuve
Rapport officielElectoral CommissionSeptember 2016
Le référendum de 2016 sur l’UE — rapport sur le référendum du 23 juin 2016 concernant l’adhésion du Royaume-Uni à l’Union européenneOriginalArchivé
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Published September 22, 2026
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