PASADENA, Calif. — The rapidly replicated false report that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died after being shot in the head provided media outlets another lesson this weekend in the danger of leaping to conclusions.
Giffords story: A lesson for media in leaping to conclusions
Sunday, January 9, 2011 | 6:27 p.m. CST
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