The C-SPAN anchor who was suspended last year after lying about being hacked is returning to the network this week. Steve Scully was suspended after admitting he lied when he claimed he did not create a post on his Twitter account, alleging instead that the account was hacked. C-SPAN said Scully made the network aware of the information and “understands that he made a serious mistake.” But it said he would remain with the network, asserting he “has built a reservoir of goodwill” during his 30 years there. “After some distance from this episode, we believe in his ability to continue to contribute to C-SPAN,” it added. In a new statement, C-SPAN said executives view what happened last year as “a singular episode” in an otherwise successful career. “And while it was appropriate in October for Steve to be immediately relieved of his duties leading our 2020 election coverage, we …