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'Maddie: The Truth of the Lie"
by Dr. Gonçalo Amaral
'Maddie: The Truth of the Lie"
by Dr. Gonçalo Amaral
Censorship
The control of the information and ideas circulated within a society
The following articles refer specifically to Dr. Goncalo Amaral's book "Maddie: The Truth of the Lie", as portrayed by the British and Irish media and/or to the McCann's efforts to sue Dr. Amaral for libel. The text to the articles can be read HERE - (Maddie Case Files archive) or at the original websites. The text to "The Truth of the Lie" can be read online HERE.
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- Claim in book
25 July 2008 (50 words) - Anger at police over book on Madeleine
6 September 2008, Sam Marsden (332 words) - Judge bans book which claimed Maddie is dead
10 September 2009 (222 words) - McCanns in line for £1.2m over death claim
24 September 2009 (133 words) - Madeleine trial
12 December 2009 (72 words) - Amaral warning
15 January 2010 (88 words) - McCanns claim
16 January 2010 (62 words) - Delight as Maddie book stays banned
19 February 2010
Lisbon Appeals Court ruling overturned book ban October 2010 NOT REPORTED
- Maddie is dead says ex Portuguese police chief
6 July 2008, Sunday Mercury, Ben Goldby (494 words) - McCanns set to be cleared as suspects
21 July 2008 Jenny Ousbey (484 words) - McCanns in legal threat over book
24 July 2008(293 words) - Lawyers translate book on Madeleine case
25 July 2008(275 words) - 'Maddie's dead' cop is sued by McCanns
18 May 2009, Jenny Ousbey (477 words) - Investigating us 'was right'
19 May 2009, Oliver Wright (368 words) - Judge bans 'distressing' book about Madeleine
10 September 2009 (412 words) - '£1m pay-out' for Maddy
24 September 2009 (422 words) - Madeleine's mum cries every day
25 September 2009 (217 words) - McCanns fly to Lisbon for start of ex-cop's libel trial
10 December 2009 (290 words) - Policeman launches second Maddie book at start of trial
11 December 2009 (225 words) - McCanns in emotional return to Praia da Luz
14 December 2009 (454 words) - McCanns face third Christmas without Madeleine
19 December 2009 (294 words) - Madeleine search cash set to run out in three months
21 December 2009, Dan Martin (538 words) - McCanns in Lisbon for start of libel trial
12 January 2010 (235 words) - McCanns face their accuser
13 January 2010 (162 words) - Celebrities backing Maddie fund-raiser
22 January 2010, Oliver Wright(435 words) - 'Give us Maddy dossier'
4 March 2010, Peter Warzynski (432 words)
- Maddy search fund is running out of money;
Worry: Cash to find Madeleine is now down to £350,000
3 November 2010, Dan Martin (654 words)
Quote: "The couple say they have also been upset by the decision last month of a judge in Portugal to lift an injunction banning the publication of a book by policeman Goncalo Amaral which claims Madeleine is dead. They are taking libel action against the officer - who formerly headed the search - and said any damages they might win could bolster the fund." - More than 22,000 people back Gerry and Kate McCann's Maddy petition
5 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Case review needs to happen now
6 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban)
- Madeleine book to be translated
25 July 2008 (166 words) - Madeleine's mother hits out at Portuguese detective
6 September 2008 (264 words) - Maddie book to be published
17 November 2008 (52 words) - McCanns plan to sue police chief
18 May 2009, Neil Lancefield (412 words) - McCanns' relief as judge bans 'unforgivable' book
10 September 2009, Theo Usherwood (418 words) - Painful return for Maddy mother
24 September 2009, Vicki Kellaway (448 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents fly to Portugal for libel trial
10 December 2009 (230 words) - New Madeleine McCann book launch under fire
11 December 2009 - McCanns in emotional return to Praia da Luz
14 December 2009, Wesley Johnson (303 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents back in Portugal for ex-detective’s libel trial
12 January 2010 - McCanns back in Portugal for ex-detective’s libel trial
12 January 2010, Sam Marsden (403 words) - Maddie officer in bid to lift book ban
13 January 2010, Sam Marsden (546 words) - Madeleine McCann's father defends battle over police book
14 January 2010, Sam Marsden (394 words) - Angry McCanns hit out at police
14 January 2010, Sam Marsden (463 words) - Nothing is as bad as losing Madeleine McCann, mother Kate tells court
15 January 2010 - McCanns win fight to halt Maddie book
19 February 2010, Sam Marsden (389 words) - Delight for Madeleine McCann's parents as judge upholds ban on book
19 February 2010 (506 words)
- Liverpool born Kate and Gerry McCann appeal for review into disappearance of daughter Madeleine
VIDEO
3 Nov 2010, Beth Littler - Kate and Gerry McCann want full case review over Madeleine's disappearance
3 Nov 2010
(Quote: Mrs McCann said the lifting of a ban on a book by former Portuguese police detective Goncalo Amaral, in which he alleges the little girl died and her parents faked her abduction, was “baffling”. Mr McCann said: “Anyone who tried to claim that Madeleine is dead without evidence, anyone who does that and essentially stops the search - their motive has to be questioned. “We’re here trying to instigate the search in a meaningful way, it’s very clear he wants the search to stop.” ) - Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry delighted at support for petition
8 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Kate and Gerry McCann sign deal to write a book about the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine
14 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban)
- Family are victims of bungling and incompetence
22 July 2008, Paddy Shennan, Chief feature writer - Madeleine McCann's parents consult lawyers over detective's book
23 July 2008 - Maddie cop book release
24 July 2008 (75 words) - McCanns betrayed
25 July 2008, Susan Lee (136 words) - Police officer’s book about Madeleine McCann case is best-seller in Portugal
18 August 2008, Caroline Innes - McCanns' anger 6 September 2008 (109 words)
- More Maddie allegations
13 April 2009 (46 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents to sue Portuguese police chief
17 May 2009, Neil Lancefield - Madeleine McCann's parents to sue disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral
18 May 2009, Thomas Martin (132 words) - McCann policeman guilty of perjury
22 May 2009 - McCann team pursues man 23 May 2009 (300 words)
- Judge blocks Maddie book
10 September 2009 (71 words) - Kate McCann returns to country where Madeleine vanished for the first time since being quizzed by police
24 September 2009, Vicki Kellaway - Kate: We will never give up
24 September 2009, Vicki Kellaway (392 words) - McCanns in line for £1m
24 September 2009, Vicki Kellaway (361 words) - Madeleine McCann detective book launch
11 December 2009 - Maddie libel case delayed
12 December 2009, Thomas Martin (375 words) - Visit made me feel closer to Maddie
14 December 2009, Thomas Martin (430 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents return to Portugal for libel trial of detective Goncalo Amaral
12 January 2010 - Madeleine McCann's parents arrive in Portugal to face detective Goncalo Amaral in libel trial
12 January 2010 - Maddie parents in Portugal
12 January 2010 (77 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents face former detective Goncalo Amaral in court
13 January 2010 (181 words) - Parents of Madeleine McCann, Gerry and Kate, attend court ahead of libel trial (VIDEO)
13 January 2010 - Father dismisses Madeleine claims
13 January 2010 - Madeleine's father defends action
13 January 2010 - Father hits out at Madeleine theory
13 January 2010 - McCanns face long battle over book
14 January 2010 - Madeleine detective in book vow
14 January 2010 - Liverpool-born Kate and Gerry McCann defend taking legal action over claims they faked Madeleine's abduction
14 January 2010 - Liverpool-born Kate and Gerry McCann to lodge complaint detective broke secrecy law
15 January 2010 - Kate McCann tells of her anguish at claims she faked Madelaine's abducation (SIC)
15 January 2010 - Kate and Gerry McCann must wait until next week for decision on overturning book ban
11 February 2010 - McCanns win Madeleine book ban case
18 February 2010 - McCanns win book ban court campaign
19 February 2010, Samantha Parker - Kate and Gerry McCann condemn police’s failure to investigate new leads into Madeleine’s disappearance
20 February 2010 - Please review Maddie search; McCanns claim leads are ignored
20 February 2010, Thomas Martin - Kate McCann exclusive: My Liverpool and why we're closer to finding Madeleine
29 Apr 2010 by Paddy Shennan, Chief feature writer (1131 words)
- Comic Frankie Boyle slammed by family of Maddie McCann for jokes at Liverpool Philharmonic
27 October 2010, John Sutton - Kate McCann spotted at Everton FC game
1 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Full letter written by Gerry McCann asking for continued support in finding daughter Madeleine
2 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Liverpool born Kate and Gerry McCann appeal for independent review into disappearance of daughter Madeleine (VIDEO)
3 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Kevin Halligen faces US extradition
5 November 2010 (Subject: Kevin Halligen) - Thousands sign petition for Madeleine McCann review
5 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - High time for review of the Madeleine McCann case
10 November 2010, Paddy Shennan
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Kate and Gerry McCann sign deal to write a book about the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine
14 November 2010
(Lisbon Appeals court ruling overturning ban briefly mentioned in relation to McCann book. "It certainly hasn't been prompted by [Goncalo Amaral]...")
- McCanns fly out to see Maddy book libel trial
10 December 2009, Felix Allen (234 words) - Robinson scandal: talks to save peace in Northern Ireland
12 January 2010 (341 words) - Gerry Mccann hits out at claims his daughter is dead
13 January 2010, Rashid Razaq (132 words) - Kate: Losing Maddy worse than court 'lies'
14 January 2010, Kiran Randhawa (147 words) - McCanns win fight to ban Maddy book
18 February 2010
- McCanns seek joint Madeleine review
3 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Kate and Gerry McCann sign book Madeleine book deal
15 November 2010
(Lisbon Appeals court ruling overturning ban briefly mentioned in relation to McCann book. "It certainly hasn't been prompted by [Goncalo Amaral]...")
- McCanns preparing to sue
22 May 2009(182 words) - McCanns in Portugal
15 January 2010 (131 words) - Maddy case adjourned
22 January 2010 (126 words) - Madeleine book by policeman could go on sale here
23 January 2009(111 words)
- Disgraced Maddie policeman to quit
24 April 2008 (89 words) - 'Explosive' police book on Madeleine
21 July 2008(134 words) - McCanns may sue former detective
24 July 2008(104 words) - Ex-Maddie officer launches own hunt
1 May 2009, Jo Steele (200 words) - McCanns to sue Maddie police chief
18 May 2009(151 words) - McCanns: We're fair game
19 May 2009(116 words) - 'Madeleine is dead' claim book banned
10 September 2009, Miles Erwin (256 words) - Maddie parents to face libel detective
10 December 2009 (53 words) - New Maddie book as libel trial starts
11 December 2009, Fred Attewill (283 words) - McCanns return to Portugal for visit
14 December 2009 (90 words) - McCanns in libel court
12 January 2010 (58 words) - McCanns 'invented Maddie's kidnap'
13 January 2010 (170 words) - Prove Maddie is dead, says Gerry
14 January 2010, Jo Steele (212 words)
- McCanns want full Madeleine inquiry and end to 'worthless words'
3 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Kate and Gerry McCann sign ‘mega’ book deal over Maddie disappearance
15 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban)
- Maddy cop new attack
26 April 2008, Stewart Maclean (230 words) - Cop gets Maddie book deal
26 April 2008, Tom Worden (130 words) - Kate and Gerry McCann to write a book
27 April 2008, Lori Campbell - Ex-Maddy cop's book 'to tell all'
21 July 2008, Emily Nash (160 words) - Disgraced cop cashes in with Maddie book
24 July 2008 (213 words) - Police boss in Madeleine McCann case makes outlandish claims in book
24 July 2008, Lucy Thornton - Fury over disgraced cop's book
25 July 2008, Lucy Thornton (172 words) - It's our twins who are keeping us both going
6 September 2008, Martin Fricker and Matt Roper (689 words) - We have spent £1m in search for our Maddy
6 September 2008, Martin Fricker and Matt Roper (701 words) - Fired cop's body slur on Gerry
7 September 2008, Nick Owens (155 words) - Disgraced Maddy cop to open the case again
1 May 2009, Gerard Couzens (289 words) - McCanns sue cop over 'lies'
17 May 2009, Justin Penrose (142 words) - Maddy is alive
18 May 2009 Rod Chaytor (456 words) - To the Point
21 May 2009, Fiona Parker, (229 words) - Paedo: I have NEVER seen Maddie
7 June 2009, Simon Wright (227 words) - Cop's book on Maddie is stopped
10 September 2009, Rod Chaytor (142 words) - Madeleine cop's book is banned
10 September 2009, Rod Chaytor (154 words) - Madeleine McCann book by disgraced Portuguese detective withdrawn
10 September 2009, Rod Chaytor - Maddie cop to address conference
14 September 2009 (120 words) - Every day I cry for Maddy
24 September 2009, Victoria Ward (411 words) - Kate McCann makes emotional return to Portugal
23 September 2009 - Fury at new Madeleine book 'slur'
25 September 2009, Victoria Ward (156 words) - McCanns in £1m libel bid against cop
11 December 2009 (124 words) - McCanns in Portugal for libel trial
11 December 2009, Rod Chaytor (141 words) - Distortion, lies fabrication and slander
12 December 2009, Emily Nash (417 words) - Kate returns to where Maddy agony started
12 December 2009, Emily Nash (425 words) - Ex-detective in McCann libel trial
12 January 2010 - Court told police thought parents faked Maddy's abduction
12 January 2010 - I dreamed I saw body on hillside
13 January 2010, Martin Fricker (889 words) - Kate McCann made a suspect in Maddy disappearance after a nightmare
13 January 2010, Martin Fricker - Court told police thought parents faked Maddy's abduction
12 January 2010 - Maddy dream made Kate a suspect
13 January 2010, Martin Fricker (171 words) - Gerry McCann angrily dismiss detectives' claims over Maddy
13 January 2010, Martin Fricker (171 words) - Ranting rat
14 January 2010, Martin Fricker (525 words) - Disgraced Portuguese detective in four letter outburst at Kate and Gerry McCann
14 January 2010, Martin Fricker - 'Abduction' claims difficult to listen to says mum Kate
14 January 2010 - I'll face these slurs if it helps my little Maddy
15 January 2010, Martin Fricker (215 words) - Madeleine McCann's parents to lodge complaint against police
15 January 2010 - Kate McCann breaks silence over Madeleine court ordeal
15 January 2010, Martin Fricker - Madeleine McCann parents launch new attack on hunt police
15 January 2010 - Maddy cop adds insults to injury
16 January 2010, Tony Parsons (340 words) - Kate defiant on Maddie allegations
17 January 2010, Tracey Kandhola (148 words) - Pals rescue search for Maddie as funds dive
1 February 2010, Tom Pettifor (245 words) - McCanns back in court over book ban
10 February 2010 - McCann court decision on book ban expected next week
10 February 2010 - McCanns should be treated as suspects, Brit profiler told Portuguese police
11 February 2010 - Madeleine McCann's parents win book ban court case
18 February 2010 - McCanns vow to continue hunting for missing Madeleine after winning book ban court battle; McCanns' relief at book ban victory
19 February 2010, Martin Fricker - Madeleine McCann parents launch new attack on hunt police19 February 2010
- I'll never give up looking
29 April 2010, Sarah Bardon (1192 words) - McCann blow
20 October 2010, The Daily Mirror (59 words) - Madeleine McCann book by bungling detective Goncalo Amaral back on the shelves
20 October 2010
- We Need Cash To Keep Hunting For Maddy
[Headline changed less than an hour later
"Madeleine McCann search: Kate McCann and Gerry McCann plead for donations"]
3 November 2010, Martin Fricker
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - Madeleine McCann 'swindler' on FBI rap
5 November 2010, Daily Mirror (Subject: Kevin Halligen) - Madeleine petition joy
7 November 2010 (98 words) - McCanns in cop ban bid
12 November 2010 (63 words) - McCanns in new Maddie book fight
12 November 2010, Greig Box Turnbull (144 words)
(Lifting of book ban mentioned in relation to McCann's plan to go to the Supreme Court to attempt to reinstate the ban on "The Truth of the Lie") - McCanns sign Madeleine book deal
(Video) 15 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban)
- Goncalo Amaral; Opinion
3 August 2008, Carole Malone (46 words) - Maddie parents sue cop
17 May 2009 (112 words) - Cop sues McCanns
7 June 2009 (125 words) - Trash is binned
13 September 2009, Anna Smith (94 words) - Being back in Portugal must tear
27 September 2009, Anna Smith (83 words) - Maddie: It IS kidnap
17 January 2010 (129 words) - Portugal still pouring pain on the McCanns; They need our help
17 January 2010, Anna Smith (799 words) - Right to ban Madeleine McCann lies; Portuguese judge gets it spot on with book ban
21 February 2010
- McCann anger at ministers
7 November 2010
- Write scoundrel
6 July 2008
"From the very first day Madeleine McCann disappeared the Portuguese police botched the investigation. So after failing to find Maddie, let alone her kidnappers, you would think the one thing they have learned is to button their mouths. Yet Goncalo Amaral, the Chief Inspector Clueless sacked for incompetence, is still hurling wild and unproven allegations around. And that can only be in an attempt to line his grubby pockets by promoting the book he plans to publish about the case. No matter how strong both Gerry and Kate McCann are, this tarnished copper's bid to cash in on the tragedy must still hurt. If we thought it would do any good, we would appeal to Amaral's better nature to leave them in peace. But we very much doubt he has one." - We'll savage bungling cops on Oprah show
20 July 2008, Nick Dorman (558 words) - Shameful
6 July 2008, David Jeffs Assistant Editor (559 words) - Fury as Madeleine McCann cop brings sick book to UK
17 August 2008, Joshua Layton< - Gruesome twosome
17 August 2008, Joshua Layton - UK cops would have found our Maddie
7 September 2008 (191 words) - Maddie's cop sued
17 May 2009, Marc Baker (129 words) - Cop sues McCanns
7 June 2009 - Our Maddy was taken
17 January 2010, Tracey Kandohla (174 words)
"Kate and Gerry McCann face fresh heartache after discovering two books about their daughter Maddie's disappearance may be published" - McCanns' new agony
7 February 2010 (102 words) - Bungling Maddie cop Goncalo Amaral will rake in a MILLION pounds by flogging his book worldwide
7 February 2010
- McCanns vow to continue search for Madeleine
21 July 2008, Sam Marsden and Tim Walsh (1003 words)
- McCanns consult lawyers over detective's book
23 July 2008, Sam Marsden (380 words)
- Madeleine detective book to be translated
24 July 2008 (273 words)
- McCanns still await Madeleine dossier access
25 July 2008, Sam Marsden - Kate McCann criticises Portuguese detective who wrote book
5 September 2008, Sam Marsden, PA Chief Reporter (900 words) - More than £1m spent on hunt for Madeleine
5 September 2008 (352 words)
- McCanns still looking for answers two years on
30 April 2009, Sam Marsden, PA Chief Reporter (667 words)
- Madeleine's parents to sue disgraced police chief
16 May 2009, Neil Lancefield - People in the news
17 May 2009 (556 words) - McCanns accept need for police's family investigation
18 May 2009, Sam Marsden - Judge bans policeman's Madeleine book
9 September 2009 (243 words) - McCanns' anger at policeman's book
9 September 2009, Theo Usherwood (818 words) - Madeleine claim could spark £1m payout
23 September 2009, Tom Morgan and Theo Usherwood (522 words) - I cry for Madeleine every day, says mother
24 September 2009 (480 words) - Key events in the hunt for Madeleine
2 November 2009 (811 words) - Madeleine's parents to attend libel trial
9 December 2009, Ellen Branagh (660 words) - Timing of Madeleine policeman book launch 'regrettable'
10 December 2009, Ellen Branagh (440 words) - Madeleine detective libel case postponed
11 December 2009, Paula Fentiman (435 words) - Kate McCann: Visit made me closer to Madeleine
12 December 2009, Wesley Johnson (553 words) - Madeleine's mother returns to scene of abduction
12 December 2009, Wesley Johnson (637 words) - McCanns face third Christmas without Madeleine
19 December 2009, Sam Marsden (480 words) - McCanns return to Portugal for libel trial
10 January 2010, Sam Marsden (402 words) - Court told police thought parents faked Madeleine's abduction
12 January 2010, Sam Marsden (926 words) - McCann hits back at detective's Madeleine 'thesis'
13 January 2010, Sam Marsden (955 words) - McCanns face long legal battle over Maddie book
14 January 2010, Sam Marsden (840 words) - Lantern launch to mark Madeleine milestone the hunt for Madeleine
25 January 2010, Sam Marsden (475 words) - The hunt for Madeleine
25 January 2010 (762 words) - McCanns trying to 'move forward' on 1,000th day
27 January 2010, Mark Bulstrode (562 words) - McCanns launch new attack on Madeleine hunt police
19 February 2010, Sam Marsden and Tom Perry (775 words)
"Speaking the day after a court upheld a ban on a book in which a former detective claims Madeleine is dead
- The hunt for Madeleine
27 April 2010 (838 words) - McCanns' emotional promise to missing Madeleine
30 April 2010, Rosa Silverman (918 words) - McCanns still cling to hope Madeleine is alive
1 May 2010, Sam Marsden (513 words)
The following article is a timeline of key events in the Madeleine McCann case. The timeline includes the original ban on "The Truth of the Lie" obtained by the McCanns yet OMITS the Lisbon Appeals Court ruling overturning the ban. The timeline goes on to list LATER events - completely disregarding the important October ruling.
- McCanns demand action instead of 'fluffy worthless words' Key events since Madeleine disappeared McCanns' petition plea letter in full
2 November 2010, Ellen Branagh("The Truth of the Lie" ban reported - NO mention of Lisbon Appeals Court decision OVERTURNING the ban.) - Key events since Madeleine disappeared
2 November 2010 Press Association Reporters
("The Truth of the Lie" ban reported - NO mention of Lisbon Appeals Court decision OVERTURNING the ban.) - McCanns seek joint Madeleine review
3 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - McCanns 'delighted' over support
7 November 2010
(No reference to lifting of the book ban) - McCanns sign Madeleine book deal
(as it appears on the PA site - no mention of Lisbon Appeals Court ruling.)
McCanns sign Madeleine book deal
(as it appears on Factiva)
14 November 2010, Sam Marsden, Press Association Chief Reporter (596 words)
