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Diane Rehm tells Bernie Sanders he’s Israeli, then takes credit for discrediting that rumor

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June 11, 2015

***A response from the Anti-Defamation League is posted at the bottom. (June 11, 4:25 p.m. ET)

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Towards the end of her show’s first hour on Thursday, WAMU host and NPR affiliate Diane Rehm revisited her ” target=”_blank”>The interview blew up on Twitter and the blogosphere Wednesday afternoon, and Rehm released a statement, admitted her mistake, and said she got the idea of dual citizenship from a Facebook commenter. She then added that she should’ve asked Sanders whether he’s in fact a dual citizen (instead of stating it as fact) and said she’s “glad to play a role in putting this rumor to rest.”

Journalists and commentators blasted and mocked Rehm’s interview and her explanation that she sourced a fantastical internet rumor (one almost certainly created by anti-Semites).

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