# Does anyone know if there's truth behind this "Have I Got News For You" story?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 22, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-theres-truth-behind-this-have-i-got-news-for-you-story/214697 "2003-11-22T16:40:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-theres-truth-behind-this-have-i-got-news-for-you-story/214697/1 "2003-11-22T16:40:42Z")

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Could well be bollocks, I know.  
[Here](http://www.thewhitehouse.connectfree.co.uk/page14.htm)  
(HIGNFY being a quiz show on brit telly.)

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**Author:** ![Shortie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Shortie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shortie)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-theres-truth-behind-this-have-i-got-news-for-you-story/214697/2 "2003-11-22T23:15:55Z")

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It’s not like I’ve seen every one, but that really doesn’t sound familiar. While they push it a bit when they don’t like a guest, that seems way over the line.

I guessing it’s made up. Whether the actual accusations about Saville are true or not I’ve no idea, but again they’re new to me.

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**Author:** ![Capt\_B.Phart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Capt\_B.Phart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_B.Phart)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-theres-truth-behind-this-have-i-got-news-for-you-story/214697/3 "2003-11-23T01:47:26Z")

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[Seems to be bollocks](http://bothsidesnow.co.uk/bothsides2001/somesweets/hignify.html)

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**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-theres-truth-behind-this-have-i-got-news-for-you-story/214697/4 "2003-11-23T14:44:52Z")

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Oh right, thanks.  
It was indeed a well put together fake which made me wonder.