Liverpool fans faced a smear campaign with "sinister echoes of Hillsborough" following the trouble-marred Uefa Champions League final, the city's mayor has said.
The French government had initially blamed supporters and fake ticketing for the disorder that led to fans being tear-gassed and robbed in Paris.
But an inquiry later found a litany of administrative errors caused the chaos.
Joanne Anderson said "we now know the truth" about what unfolded.
"Liverpool fans subjected to a co-ordinated smear campaign with sinister echoes of Hillsborough," the Liverpool mayor tweeted.
"This negative stereotyping of Liverpool has to end.