Iranian radio is reporting that Osama bin Laden has been captured, but an MSNBC Broadcast report just debunked the report.

The MSNBC reporter, however, explained that Iranian radio was first taken seriously, since it was the first news agency to report Saddam Hussein had been captured. According to MSNBC, the sudden presence of 50,000 to 60,000 Pakistani troops on the Afghanistan border have been fueling a steady stream of rumors, as well.

In a side note, Iranian radio did report that, as of today, all Iran-Iraq prisoners have finally been exchanged from the war between the two countries during the 1980s.

MORE: Cofer Black, the State Department's top counter-terroism official, told Voice of America that he believes bin Laden will be caught "sooner rather than later."

"He's on the run. He's hiding. He spends most of his time trying to keep from getting caught," he said.

Either the U.S. and Pakistan really are closing in on him, or this is the cruelest tease since 9/11.