The mayor of Paris is considering suing Rupert Murdoch’s US Fox news network over the ridiculous claims of one of its guests that the City of Lights has no-go zones that are only for Muslim residents.  Of course no such zones exist, and Fox was forced to apologize and retract the errors for the second time in recent weeks.

“When we're insulted, and when we've had an image, then I think we'll have to sue, I think we'll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed,” said Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on rival CNN.  “The image of Paris has been prejudiced, and the honor of Paris has been prejudiced.”

The report showed a map that supposedly outlined the no-go zones where young men wear Osama bin Laden t-shirts.  A French TV show later explained the map actually showed neighborhoods marked for redevelopment, and took cameras inside the supposedly dangerous areas to reveal stereotypical French neighborhoods with happy people eating in cafes, shopping, not shaving, carrying loaves of bread while wearing striped shirts, et cetera.

A Fox news anchor was forced to apologize one air:  “We deeply regret the errors and apologize to any and all who may have taken offense, including the people of France.”

With yet another arm of Murdoch’s propaga-- oh, I mean media empire facing being dragged through the courts, Fox vice president Michael Clemente said, “We empathize with the citizens of France as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life.  However, we find the Mayor's comments regarding a lawsuit misplaced.”

This is the second recent instance of Murdoch’s US flagship making specious claims of Muslim domination in parts of Europe. 

Earlier, Fox had to apologize for the segment in which host Jeanne Pirro interviewed supposed terrorism “expert” Steven Emerson, who claimed that Birmingham, England was a no-go zone, and that London had Sharia law police wandering about to make sure everyone was really, really Muslim.

“When I heard this, frankly, I choked on my porridge and I thought it must be April Fool's Day,” said British Prime Minister David Cameron.  “This guy is clearly a complete idiot.”