The British government is investigating reports that government computers were used to make disparaging comments about the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, when 96 people were killed and 766 were injured in a human crush in the stands at a FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs.

It is now known that in 2009 and in 2012, computers in the UK Treasury and Department for Culture, Media and Sport were used to alter the Wikipedia page about the Hillsborough Disaster (since redacted and corrected), adding phrases such as “Blame Liverpool fans”; changing “You’ll never walk alone” to “You’ll never walk again”; and inserting expletives into the text.

Survivors are demanding a thorough inquiry.

“I’m just completely appalled, my God.  It’s shocking that these comments came from within the government, no matter how spurious,” said Sheila Coleman of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign.  “The fact is that these changes came from within the government and that’s very saddening.  It warrants an investigation and we will be seeking formal advice from our legal team.”

“After all these years it's disgusting that people are still trying to put the knife into the families – we’re good people,” said Steve Kelly, who lost his 38-year-old brother Michael at Hillsborough.  “We’ve tried to maintain our dignity and people are still doing this sort of thing.”

Even though 25 years have passed, the Hillsborough disaster still strikes a raw nerve with Liverpudlians because of the way they were treated by their own countrymen, by their own trusted authorities.  Just four days after the horror, the red-top tabloid The Sun – owned by Rupert Murdoch – published a series of scurrilous and false allegations against the Liverpool fans, accusing them of picking the pockets of the dead, as well as punching and urinating on cops trying to save lives.  The Sun has apologized over the years, but they’ve never been fully accepted.  Other media accounts sought to blame hooliganism, but a 2012 investigation exonerated Liverpool fans and placed the blame on poor crowd control and a botched rescue.