With some embarrassment he relates the story of his candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize and the mistaken reports that he was the winner.

After mistaken reports of his death in 1982 and 1987, Vigoda has been the subject of running gags as to whether he is dead or alive.

Vigoda has been the subject of many running gags pertaining to the mistaken reports of his death.

"Despite mistaken reports to the contrary, Macy's has ample liquidity to meet all of its obligations," he said.

For example, he tells quite candidly how a mistaken report made him retreat from his own men, believing them to be the enemy.

He points out that the Israeli attack partly failed because the Israeli forces had received mistaken reports that the village had been evacuated.

The mistaken report "didn't even generate one phone call to ask, 'Are you O.K.?"'

The new bride received a mistaken report that her husband had been killed, causing her to have a nervous breakdown.

I'd like to explain about a mistaken report which BBC News carried yesterday.

Orders were at length given for reinforcements, but these were countermanded on a mistaken report that the alarm was ill-founded.