AP Removes Misleading Trail Life USA Photo From its Archives

Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2014 2:30 pm

By: Erik Wemple | Washington Post

John Stemberger is chairman of the board of Trail Life USA, a scouting organization that doesn’t allow participation from openly gay boys. The Associated Press’s (AP) Nomaan Merchant recently completed an in-depth story about this alternative to the Boy Scouts, paired with this photo. When Stemberger’s kids saw the picture, they said, “Oh gosh, that’s Hitler’s sign, daddy,” Stemberger told the Erik Wemple Blog today.

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