They get in trouble for perjury! If they wrote it on a police report them it is the same as lying on the stand. They could be charged with filing a false police report or in the case of testimony in the court charged with perjury and obstruction of justice, depending upon what is actually the truth.
In addition if the charges made were indeed false, the person who was accused may have the option of pursuing civil action.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.