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Fox News's hacked Twitter feed declares Obama dead
The Guardian ^
| 7/4/11
Posted on 07/04/2011 2:53:54 AM PDT by markomalley
Rogue 4 July tweets on TV news channel's politics service go viral but Fox News is apparently back in control
Fox News has apparently fallen victim to hacking, with its politics Twitter feed repeatedly announcing President Barack Obama had been shot dead.
@foxnewspolitics began tweeting the information to its 33,000 followers at about 2am local time, with the posts rapidly being shared around the internet.
The rogue tweets appeared to begin after the account sent a message saying Fox had just "regained full access to our Twitter account".
The following tweets all related to the supposed death of Obama, with some posts being very specific about the president's injuries.
"@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is dead," came the first tweet. The string of messages continued:
"@BarackObama has just passed. Nearly 45 minutes ago, he was shot twice in the lower pelvic area and in the neck; shooter unknown. Bled out", and then: "@BarackObama shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. RIP Obama, best regards to the Obama family."
Whatever the hoaxer's identity, they do not appear to have been entirely web-savvy. The first three posts revealing the president's death were directed to the @BarackObama Twitter feed, meaning only those following both accounts would have seen the messages.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: cracker; hacker; jackasses; juvenile; obamanotdead; stupid; unnecessary
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To: markomalley
Ohhh Good lord almighty. That is the LAST thing this country needs. The would represent (facilitate) absolute civil war and major US cities would be burnt to the ground. Take that to the bank, national guard in the streets and civil liberties suspended by an irate President Joe Biden.
No.
This man must be removed as of the first Tuesday of November 2012 and finally out and disgraced, the following January on beautiful day as the new Republican President takes over.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:25:35 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Herman Cain still one of my top choices; but Michele Bachmann handles intel & foreign policy well!)
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To: markomalley
Who ever the hacker is, I suspect someone of authority will be knocking at his door very very soon..!
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:27:13 AM PDT
by
Las Vegas Dave
("Getting freepers to all agree, is like herding cats!")
To: Las Vegas Dave
To do what? Hand him his paycheck?
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:28:14 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: Las Vegas Dave
How long before MSM picks this up and runs with it?
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:30:14 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Nothing could be more stupid. I spent much of my afternoon watching Ken Burns’ Civil War on the upstate NY PBS station. It would be a real disaster should anything happen to the President.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:31:01 AM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(To paraphrase Sarah Palin: "I love when the liberals get all wee-wee'd up.")
To: markomalley
It's an Aluminati conspiracy! Right under our noses!
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:31:52 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
To: markomalley
The real question is whether they will blame this on Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann?
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:31:53 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: tet68
Hahahaha, scooped by the Guardian too.
I’ll bet news editors across the nation are
scrambling like chihuahuas on a waxed floor.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:32:56 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Biggirl
To: Biggirl
Maybe it’s a set-up to get them off the air.
To: AmericanInTokyo
President Joe Biden.
Now that is a scary looking sentence is it not?
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:37:08 AM PDT
by
GQuagmire
('Don't Piss The Lady Off')
To: AmericanInTokyo
Ohhh Good lord almighty. That is the LAST thing this country needs. The would represent (facilitate) absolute civil war and major US cities would be burnt to the ground. Take that to the bank, national guard in the streets and civil liberties suspended by an irate President Joe Biden.”
________________________________________________
you’re absolutely right.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:38:41 AM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(To paraphrase Sarah Palin: "I love when the liberals get all wee-wee'd up.")
To: AmericanInTokyo
I remember at a two day evenings of retreat by this visiting charastmatic preacher late summer of last year, he said that if Obama was ever taken down in a violent manner, it would be the start of a civil war in the cities in his teaching. What you posted brought memories of that conference.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:41:01 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:42:15 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: GQuagmire
Not as bad as, say, "President Barack Hussein Obama."
But YES, it is indeed terrifying.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:43:13 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Herman Cain still one of my top choices; but Michele Bachmann handles intel & foreign policy well!)
To: Bluebird Singing
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:43:32 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: GQuagmire
>> President Joe Biden.
> Now that is a scary looking sentence is it not?
Not half as scary as President Barack Obama.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:46:33 AM PDT
by
BuffaloJack
(2012 is the opportunity to get rid of Obama and his Empire of Lies.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
From Geek.com
For the past few hours the hacking group Scriptkiddies has been in control of Fox’s News Politics Twitter account.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:47:02 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
And believe me, it will not just only be the gangbangers who would riot.
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posted on
07/04/2011 3:47:10 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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