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Originally Posted by Xaccers
If these photos are proven to be fakes, what punishment (if any) will Piers Morgan and the Mirror face?
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Regrettably, damn all.
The PCC is a completely toothless watchdog, half its membership is made up of other newspapers editors and you'd better believe they're happy to scratch each other's backs (and I'm stating that as a *fact* not an opinion because I can back it up with examples of what they've done in the past).
Morgan will argue that they believed the photos to be genuine, that they queried those who gave them the pictures and they seemed honest and that they considered it "in the public interest" to publish. The PCC will then say "ok, you did your best, even though it was a bit naughty" and then roll over to get its tummy tickled.
Morgan will probably have to quit his job, but he'll probably get a nice golden parachute and the Mirror will carry on its merry way.