“U.S. President Barack Obama has been assassinated”, this tweeted message on Fox News Political Twitter account on Monday Morning was actually an attempt of hackers to spread anxiety and concern among Americans on U.S. 235th Independence Day.
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| U.S. President Barack Obama Assassinated: Hacked Fox News Twitter |
According to Associated Press; a series of six tweets coming from the FoxNewsPolitics account reported that President Obama had been shot to death in Iowa by an unknown shooter. The account even offered an encouraging message to Vice President Joe Biden on becoming the new leader of the U.S.
Fox News later clarified the situation saying, "those reports are incorrect, of course, and the president is spending the July 4 holiday with his family."
The hacking is being investigated, Fox News says further.
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