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TIL The Sun, a British tabloid that published cruel lies about the Liverpool fans in its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans died, is still banned from many Liverpool newsagencies, is not allowed at Liverpool matches and has very low sales in Liverpool to this day.

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