Police in Panama are warning that an email that claims Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died is false and carries a computer virus.
A police tweet warns 'Don't open the email that says 'Death of Hugo Chavez.'
There have been many rumors swirling in financial markets today that Chavez died.
AND: Chavez said that he got a laugh out of the Benetton montage ad showing him kissing President Obama. He called it a 'good joke'. He also wondered if the company shouldn't give him a tie or some clothing for Christmas for using his image.