Reuters Twitter account claimed ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee was a doppelgänger and namesake of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in two separate, but inaccurate, Wednesday tweets. Confederate General Lee namesake pulled from upcoming University of Virginia football broadcast: https://t.co/aVzHUOinZb pic.twitter.com/27k5nhehZx Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 23, 2017 Confederate General Lee doppelganger pulled from upcoming University of Virginia football broadcast: https://t.co/rRTtAmZ5lR pic.twitter.com/nEqAujm2Hk Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 23, 2017 Reuters issued a clarification moments after incorrectly suggesting the ESPN broadcaster was named after Gen.