Fox News accidentally aired a tribute image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that made it look like she died

• Fox News accidentally aired a graphic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that seemed to imply she was dead.
• An image of the 85-year-old Supreme Court justice with the dates "1933-2019" was aired during Monday's episode of "Fox & Friends."
• The show's hosts apologized and said it was a control room error.
• Ginsburg's health has been in the news as she had cancerous growths removed from her lungs in December, though the court says there are no more signs of the disease.

Fox News accidentally aired a tribute image for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that falsely implied that she had died.

The graphic aired briefly during a "Fox & Friends" segment on Monday. It showed a photo of Ginsburg with the dates "1933-2019," in a style similar to what is used when a person dies.

The hosts apologized later in the show, saying it was the result of an error in the control room.

"We need to apologize," host Steve Doocy said. "A technical error in the control room triggered a graphic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a date on it. We don't want to make it seem anything other than ― that was a mistake.

"That was an accident. We believe she is still at home recovering from surgery. Big mistake."

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Co-host Ainsley Earhardt echoed Doocy's statement: "We apologize. Big mistake."

The health of Ginsburg, 85, has been in the news for the past few months. In December, she had two cancerous growths removed from her left lung.

The surgery meant that she missed arguments in the Supreme Court for the first time in more than 25 years.