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June 15, 2015

Why Did a Prominent Radio Host Peddle an Anti-Semitic Hoax?

Diane Rehm asked Bernie Sanders if he holds Israeli citizenship.

In a recent interview, NPR’s Diane Rehm asked Senator Bernie Sanders if he is also a citizen of Israel. (He is not.) Rehm seems to have gotten the idea from a blatantly anti-Semitic online article listing Congressmen who allegedly hold dual citizenship in Israel. What led her and her staff to take the notion seriously in the first place? David Bernstein writes:

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