The Propaganda FilesNPR-Distributed Host Tells Bernie Sanders He Has Israeli Citizenship
Interviewing Bernie Sanders, Diane Rehm stated as fact that he held dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship.
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What was reported
Interviewing Bernie Sanders, Diane Rehm stated as fact that he held dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship.
What actually happened
Sanders said he had never held Israeli citizenship. Rehm apologized the same day, explaining a producer had picked up the claim from a Facebook comment and that she should not have stated it as fact.
The proof
Sanders' denial and Rehm's own written apology acknowledged the claim was baseless.
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NPR-Distributed Host Tells Bernie Sanders He Has Israeli Citizenship — Retracted. Sanders' denial and Rehm's own written apology acknowledged the claim was baseless. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/diane-rehm-sanders-israeli-citizenship/
Original reporting
- The Diane Rehm Show: June 10, 2015 Sanders interviewhttp://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-10/the-2016-presidential-race-a-conversation-with-democratic-candidate-and-vermont-senator-bernie-sanders
Corrections, findings & records
- Politico: Rehm asks Sanders about alleged Israeli citizenshiphttp://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/06/diane-rehm-asks-bernie-sanders-about-alleged-israeli-208583.html
- Salon: Rehm falls for Israeli-citizenship hoaxhttp://www.salon.com/2015/06/10/diane_rehms_massive_bernie_sanders_oops_npr_host_falls_for_anti_semitic_israeli_citizenship_hoax/
- iMediaEthics: Diane Rehm apologizeshttps://www.imediaethics.org/bernie-sanders-doesnt-have-israeli-citizenship-wamus-diane-rehm-apologizes/
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: The Diane Rehm Show: June 10, 2015 Sanders interviewhttps://web.archive.org/web/2/http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-10/the-2016-presidential-race-a-conversation-with-democratic-candidate-and-vermont-senator-bernie-sanders