The writers at the Associated Press wouldn't invent a story out of thin air, would they? And if they did, they would publicly acknowledge the error, in accordance with their ethical guidelines, wouldn't they--and not just scrub it as if it never happened, right??
Captain Ed has contact info if you want to complain.
Jonathan Last points out that one Tom Hays authored the piece, though his byline has now been conveniently removed.
I expect the blogosphere is going to be all over this one for a while.
Update: The AP has now retracted the story.
