Organizations subject to Freedom of Information are on notice that if they lie, they're more likely to be caught.
The San Francisco Chronicle on February 9th contained a headline story about the University of California's hiring practices. It appears it lied about the nature of a substantial bonus given to one of its senior executives.
The University of California is a public organization, and as such all of its records (including email) are accessible to the public. The reporter sifted through emails that revealed a very different story than that promulgated by UC publicly.
... Bob Spurzem