You'd certainly think so. But Reuters did quote a Pentagon spokesman by name. It's hard to believe that they'd make up an imaginary quote from an imaginary spokesman, especially when the truth will be known shortly.
I heard the report that Geraldo got the boot within the last hour on KABC radio in Los Angeles. I wasn't paying close attention as to the source, as I wasn't aware of the report that this might be a hoax. It said that the Pentagon had asked Rivera to leave Iraq.
What gives?
Geraldo Rivera Denies Being Kicked Out Of Iraq
KETV, NE - 18 minutes ago
... troop locations. Reporting on the Fox News Channel, Rivera said he's
actually further inside Iraq than he'd been before. He was ...
US Troops Push Closer To Baghdad; Coalition Death Count At 63
MTV - 2 hours ago
... The Pentagon has expelled Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera from Iraq.
Officials say Rivera posed a security threat to American forces. ...
US Military Expels Blabbermouth Geraldo From Iraq
NewsMax.com - 3 hours ago
Peter Arnett isn't the only US reporter busted in Iraq: The US military is expelling
Fox News Channel's unfortunate hire Geraldo Rivera from the country, CNN ...
Overwhelmed by wartime logistics
FCW.com - 13 minutes ago
... The Army logistics folks had done their homework on me: They presented me with
a picture that one of their colleagues had taken with Geraldo Rivera [see my ...
Geraldo: Network 'Rats' Are Lying About Me
NewsMax.com - 47 minutes ago
Although it was CNN that claimed the US military was expelling Geraldo from Iraq
for ... Some rats at my former network, NBC, are spreading lies about me," Rivera ...