Margaret Gardener on the psychological impact of false accusations
Ros Burnett called it the lowest circle of hell. The director of FASO on what a false allegation of sexual abuse does to the accused and their family.
21 September 2026
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Police hiring standards matter. But they alone cannot stop abuse
Research on who becomes an abusive officer is real but partial, argues Jordan DeVylder — and the US rate of police killings cannot be explained by recruitment screening alone.
19 September 2026
Trans woman who falsely accused multiple men of rape tells the court she lied
Khloe Simmonds, 26, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of perverting the course of justice over false rape allegations spanning seven years
19 September 2026
Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms New Trial for Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic Client Jason Hubbell
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the State suppressed evidence pointing to another man, affirming a new trial for Jason Hubbell, who has spent more than 28 years in prison for the 1997 murder of Sharon Myers.
18 September 2026
Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M
Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI facial recognition matched her social media photo to a fake ID used by a bank thief. Her charges were dropped, and she is suing the city of Fargo for $10 million. An extract.
17 September 2026
Thirlwall report: ‘myopic’, ‘too early’ and ‘a mistake’
The Thirlwall inquiry found a complete failure to protect babies at the Countess of Chester — but the Guardian, the Telegraph and Peter Hitchens all asked why it reported at all while the CCRC is still weighing Lucy Letby's convictions.
16 September 2026
International Falsely Accused Day Observances Held in 68 Cities in 15 Countries
Organisers of International Falsely Accused Day counted observances in 68 cities across 15 countries on 9 September, from rallies in Argentina, Mexico and Chile to gatherings outside the Royal Courts of Justice and the Scottish Parliament, all pressing for criminal penalties for deliberate false accusers.
15 September 2026
Review: THE EXONERATED at Black Theatre Troupe
Herbert Paine reviews Black Theatre Troupe's Phoenix staging of the Blank and Jensen documentary play, built from the testimony of six people who were sentenced to death and later exonerated.
14 September 2026
Lindsay Clancy tragedy: who are really responsible? A damning exposé
Healthcare researcher Neal K. Shah argues that America's psychiatric system, not Lindsay Clancy alone, bears responsibility for her children's deaths — and asks why no prescriber faces a courtroom.
13 September 2026
Ex-wife jailed for false claims police officer ex-husband is a rapist
Jennifer Pritchard was jailed for a two-month Facebook campaign falsely accusing her police officer ex-husband of being a rapist and a baby killer. It was the second time she had been jailed for inventing allegations against him.
12 September 2026