The German magazine Der Spiegels online edition today posted an obituary for George H.W. Bush. It was titled The Better Bush. Here is a screenshot of the obituary headline and text: In fact, George H.W. Bush is still alive. The premature death notice was scrubbed without an explanation as to why the magazines New York correspondent Marc Pitzke got the story completely wrong. Here is the website announcing that Pitzkes article can no long be found.