When did news outlet start reporting rumors as news

i watching local news morning , quoting rumors upcoming ipad if news. saying new ipad named ipad hd , have lte , retina display. thought had slept 2 days , had missed apple annoucement. little confused how can report news when hasn't happen yet.

 

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