The Metro has taken a swipe at the Sun for its controversial 1989 ‘The Truth’ front page which defended the police and blamed football fans for the death of 96 people – and the injury of a further 766 – at the Sheffield Stadium during the cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Four days after the ‘Hillsborough disaster’, the Sun ran a front story dubbed ‘The Truth’ claiming that Liverpool fans attending the game “picked pockets of victims”. Further allegations published in the paper said fans “urinated on cops” and assaulted a policeman trying to “kiss of life” the injured.
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Source: The Drum
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