Argentine presenter resigns after falsely reporting death of Lionel Messi’s father (opens in new tab)

An Argentine television presenter resigned after falsely reporting on-air that Lionel Messi’s father had died, forcing the Messi family to publicly deny the claim and condemn media speculation about his health. Florencia Peña made the comment during a Thursday broadcast of Argentina’s Luzu TV show “El Show del Verano.” “I don’t want to break bad…