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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: cracker; hacker; jackasses; juvenile; obamanotdead; stupid; unnecessary
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To: proud American in Canada

One thing I can assure you, if you watched KEN BURN’s version of the Civil War you wasted your time.


161 posted on 07/04/2011 8:37:42 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: Biggirl

Oh please, do you seriously believe that would start a civil war? There would be a few small riots, LOTS of looting of Payless Shoe Stores, anyplace that sells electronic equipment, liquor stores, then American Idol would air and all would be forgotten and life would go on as is with Biden at the helm.


162 posted on 07/04/2011 8:40:33 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: mojitojoe

But for FoxNews, this is a serious manner. Please.


163 posted on 07/04/2011 8:42:43 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: driftdiver

I get most of those and why they would be used but Link182????? and monkey?


164 posted on 07/04/2011 8:44:05 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: mojitojoe

Have you not seen in the last couple of weeks a thing called “flash mobs” of youths going wild. Give me a break!


165 posted on 07/04/2011 8:45:10 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: mojitojoe

Just to correct you, this coming from a person who had problems with hackers last year, being hacked is no joke.


166 posted on 07/04/2011 8:46:52 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: McGruff

Sure it was an Obongo supporter, not a doubt in my mind either. It wouldn’t shock me if it was done BY they O team just to monitor and log comments to find what people to put on their sh*t list.


167 posted on 07/04/2011 8:48:21 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: Mr. Mojo; MindBender26
How does this happen?

Could be that their password was something like "FairAndBalanced" or "FoxTwitterFeed."

Or that all-time favorite: "password".

168 posted on 07/04/2011 8:54:48 AM PDT by Redcloak (What's your zombie plan?)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Actually, it was Ronaldus Magnus that broke the ‘Zero-Year” curse. Remember...he was elected in 1980. Be danged if John Hinckley didn’t try...but God was with President Reagan. I remember reading somewhere of a group of Christians praying specifically that Reagan be protected from the curse. Looks like he was, eh?


169 posted on 07/04/2011 9:02:04 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Help stamp out crack-pull up your pants.)
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To: mojitojoe
if you watched KEN BURN’s version of the Civil War you wasted your time.

I've watched it several times, and was given DVDs for birthday a couple years ago, which I still watch and enjoy often. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in that period of our nation's history.

170 posted on 07/04/2011 9:04:00 AM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: Cheerio

Well, add to that billions of dollars which went no one knows where, the BATFE running guns through straw purchasers, the purchase by the Government of 240,000,000 freeze-dried meals, and the picture coming out of the puzzle is that someone is equipping for an army...


171 posted on 07/04/2011 9:04:21 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: theDentist

Well if you like a BS version from a liberal nut like Burns, whatever floats your boat.


172 posted on 07/04/2011 9:08:59 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: TLEIBY308

Yes, my thoughts exactly. Afterall it’s not the truth of the allegation that is important. It’s only about the seriousness of the allegation.


173 posted on 07/04/2011 9:10:00 AM PDT by dools0007world (uestion)
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To: Biggirl

Their problem, not mine. Fox was banned from our house months ago. When they get rid of Shep Smith and O’Reilly tops kissing Obongo’s butt and when Hannity grows a set I might reconsider.


174 posted on 07/04/2011 9:11:16 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( 1400 years of existence & Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curry)
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To: nickcarraway

I doubt the web jocks have much to do with regular programming.


175 posted on 07/04/2011 9:14:38 AM PDT by Gene Eric (*** Jesus ***)
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To: MindBender26

Anyone having trouble today with Google/and or Google News if home page?

Never loads and I go directly to a favorite tab [FR] as it attempts to load.

Bing is working.


176 posted on 07/04/2011 9:23:40 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: Biggirl

#176


177 posted on 07/04/2011 9:26:13 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: markomalley

This is the reason I don’t do facebook or twitter or any social networking sites. Not saying they are bad, just not for me.


178 posted on 07/04/2011 9:32:16 AM PDT by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: darrellmaurina

“We live in a republic, and we are conservatives, not anarchists or revolutionaries. We change our officials by elections, not assassinations. We need to focus on removing President Obama — and yes, he **IS** the president and deserves the respect of the office — by legitimate electoral means.”

Anybody who doesn’t realize we have already become a fascist country (or a socialist country, or a tyranny or dictatorship, take your pick) is living with wool over the eyes and all over the rest of their body too. We change nothing meaningful by elections anymore, except we make it worse.

If anarchy, civil war or revolution come to America, it won’t be conservatives fighting, and it won’t be conservatives winning. Because conservatives are sheep who tell themselves they are law-abiding and respectable people, instead of...sheep.


179 posted on 07/04/2011 9:34:37 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT)
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To: tlb; rawcatslyentist

LOL

funny, I was thinking about something similar.

It’s “Illuminati” rawcatslyentist


180 posted on 07/04/2011 9:39:28 AM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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