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> the right to accurate information from public officials, I thought that was indeed an absolute and basic right in a democracy

In many countries, both democratic and not, police can lie (e.g. to try to get a suspect make a mistake and expose some information).



In the USA the police can lie to you, but you can not lie back to them. To do that is a crime.


But even police in interrogation mode may not lie that will result in lead poisening.


Sure they can. Jails (run by the local police or sheriff) lie about the safety of the food they serve, the facilities they run, the outcomes of the policies they implement all the time.


Yes police can break the law, but they may not officially do so normally. At least not in my world.




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