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Is announcer Robert Lee the Confederate general's doppelgänger or his namesake? Reuters unsure

On Tuesday night, ESPN confirmed what people had been assured was not a satirical piece from The Onion, though it would have been a great one — announcer Robert Lee had been pulled from calling a college football game because it just “felt right” at the time, so soon after a woman had been killed while protesting white supremacists in Charlottesville.

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In an email to reporters, ESPN said it all came down the simple coincidence of Lee’s name. We know that Merriam-Webster is quick to correct President Trump on Twitter whenever he goofs up, so we hope someone there is paying attention to Reuters’ feed today.

https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/900433831232196608

Someone made at least two attempts to convey the story in the space of a tweet, but the public was pretty certain that calling the Asian-American sports announcer General Robert E. Lee’s doppelgänger — his literal double — was pushing it.

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/900434666464976897

https://twitter.com/anthonyLfisher/status/900434195155234816

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https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/900436524512284672

Reuters gave it another try about an hour later, scrapping doppelgänger and going instead with namesake — implying Lee was named after the Confederate general.

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/900426185083105280

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/900433160823066625

The original story wasn’t The Onion, and Reuters’ coverage wasn’t The Onion either. The Onion might as well take the week off — their beat is covered.

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https://twitter.com/molratty/status/900435401353121795

https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/900438094977126402

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Update:

This ought to do it:

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