The Rumor of George H. W. Bush Death by WBAP, Texas Station is False

The Dallas Observer flagged the error from local station WBAP. The station not only reported that Bush -- who has been in the hospital for weeks due to complications from bronchitis -- was dead, but it also sent out breaking news alerts to its email followers.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/wbap-george-hw-bush-dead_n_2376958.html

Rumor

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