Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

Sounds like the Watergate Scandal. The crime was one thing, but it was the cover-up that caused the most damage.

Once something enters The Canon, it becomes “untouchable,” and no one wants to question it. Fairly classic human nature.

> "The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best -and therefore never scrutinize or question."

-Stephen Jay Gould