For most of this morning and this afternoon, singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot was alive. Then for about 25 minutes reports by The National Post and Vancouver Sun indicated that he had passed away on Wednesday evening at the age of 71,
Naturally, most papers shouldn't report a death until they have confirmation, but some didn't do that, running with what they believed to be true.
Lightfoot's death was short-lived, as at 2:40 Eastern this afternoon his management contacted various outlets stating he was alive.
Even more bizarre was Toronto Radio Station News Radio 680 was interviewing Ronnie Hawkins about Lightfoot's death and the legacy he left behind while Lightfoot's management was calling these outlets. Calls to Hawkins about what the hell happened went unanswered. The Globe And Mail has (as of 3:00 pm) posted an article detailing the confusion.
The story has been removed by these outlets now in Canada but is running like wildfire on various wire outlets. And for every Tweet stating he's alive there are 100 saying RIP and he has died.
Once again, jumping the gun can be a bad thing.
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