False report of antisemitic incident on school bus alarms Chicago Jews – Principal says students got into confrontation with man who boarded school bus after they teased him; Simon Wiesenthal Center quickly propagated claim man gave Nazi salute | Timesofisrael

JTA — Chicago Jews were alarmed Thursday as local news outlets reported that a bus full of Jewish schoolchildren had been the victim of antisemitic harassment.
Initial reports, which appeared in a wide array of Chicago outlets, including the Tribune and Sun-Times newspapers, said police were investigating after a group of adults had forced the bus to stop, made their way on board, and then delivered a “Heil Hitler” salute.