This story comes from Fusion’s Fidel Martinez, who saw the following tweet from Anthony De Rosa:
CNN inaccurately declares Brazilian soccer legend Pele dead pic.twitter.com/H2tjM36xnq
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 28, 2014
Wha?
It also showed up here:
Y el programa de #CNN @NewDay "mata" a @Pele en Twitter por error pic.twitter.com/dubh7qLre0
— San Cadilla (@SanCadilla) March 28, 2014
Sure, CNN apologized through its PR department:
An erroneous tweet about former Brazilian soccer player Pele has now been deleted by @Newday. Apologies to Pele & our followers.
— CNN Public Relations (@CNNPR) March 28, 2014
But still, it’s Pelé. You need to make sure:
CNN reporting process: declare Pele dead, check with Pele’s rep after (h/t @neetzan)
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 28, 2014
And just to confirm, the great one was hanging with Ronaldo today on Twitter:
Flying with @emirates is always full of good surprises.I bumped into @Cristiano and fans on my flight. #AllTimeGreats http://t.co/wP5JImTQR7
— Pelé (@Pele) March 28, 2014