(OpinionJournal.com) James Taranto - In her May 9 syndicated column, Georgie Anne Geyer claimed that Prime Minister Sharon told his cabinet recently, "I control America." We couldn't find any evidence anywhere that Sharon ever said this, but we found a similar quote attributed to Israel Radio from the Islamic Association for Palestine. The pro-Israel media-watchdog group Camera has called the quote a hoax and says Israel Radio has confirmed that no such broadcast exists.There's certainly room for a diversity of opinions on the Mideast conflict, but even opinion writers--and their editors--have a duty not to publish blatant falsehoods.
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