it couldn't happen here surely

The super soaraway phone tapping police bribing politician subverting naked lady publishing Rupert Murdock owned bankrupt Sun newspaper, and its allies, yesterday published a statement from a man called Steve Messham claiming to have been sexually abused while a child by former British Conservative Party Chairman Lord McAlpine.
Today Steve Messham has apologised and retracted his utterly false allegations.
Of course Lord McAlpine unlike Jimmy Savile is still alive to defend his reputation.
Interesting what!