At the end of Dark Knight Rises, we see the twist of Bruce/Batman taking the bomb himself across the sea, presumably, to sacrifice himself to keep Gotham safe.
We know this isn't the case for Bruce Wayne is very much alive. Only Batman, is known as dead to the general public. We see at Bruce's supposed funeral, only Gordon, Blake, Fox and Alfred are present.
However, what is the reason the public knows Bruce to be dead, without revealing his identity to those who already know?
It is said on wiki that he is presumed dead by the riots, but that is never stated anywhere implicitly whether in papers of the movie, or by any character, nor is this referenced anywhere.
Is there anything official stating why Gotham thinks Bruce Wayne is dead, without assuming he is Batman?
Answer
The answer to why the city thinks Bruce is dead is - the city assumes Bruce Wayne is dead because of the riots. There is no body but one can assume the city thinks it's because of all the chaos. Also Gordon, Alfred, Blake and Fox probably helped in covering his trail by telling everyone they saw Bruce die, maybe even a nice quiet funeral.
Logically, the reasons why Bruce/Batman more or less faked his own death are:
Batman took some serious physical damage in his torture by Bane, Batman could be permanently injured that may hurt his ability to deal with criminals in combat and/or transverse the city. Also this presents a weakness for others to exploit.
Batman has stated that he is a symbol, not a man. Therefore no matter who wears the mask the symbol is strong as ever.
Bruce Wayne, in the Dark Knight, had been talking about the toil on his life that crime fighting was taking. Also it's hard to fight crime and run a multi-million dollar company. He may have wanted to retire but didn't know how or he was waiting for someone worthy of the keys to the Batcave.
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