Morning Joe Broadcasts Alleged Muammar Gaddafi Cell Phone Death Photo

News of Muammar Gaddafi‘s reported death turned Morning Joe into more of a breaking news broadcast today, as they were among the very first to report on the news that the deposed Libyan dictator had been captured and killed. When an image alleged to be of the dead Gaddafi was released by French news agency AFP, MSNBC decided to run with it, with proper warning of its graphic detail and disclosure that the image was not yet confirmed.

Update: CNN has also run the image during live broadcast, though Fox News had not yet run the graphic image yet, as has Fox News.

The image of Gaddafi:

Watch the segment below, courtesy of MSNBC:

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