'Bogus' AP tweet about explosion at the White House wipes billions off US markets

The UK Telegraph ^ | April 23, 2013 | Peter Foster

[Hojczyk]

The US stock market went into a temporary tailspin after hackers broke into the Twitter account of the Associated Press and announced that two bombs had exploded at the White House, injuring Barack Obama.

“Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured,” said the fake “alert” from one of America’s most trusted news sources, briefly fooling some news outlets and sending the Dow Jones plunging 145 points in the space of two minutes — or 1 per cent.

The benchmark S&P 500 index also fell nearly 1 percent in the space of three minutes as the tweet hit the markets. With the S&P valued at roughly $14.6 trillion at the moment of the false tweet, that three-minute plunge briefly wiped out $136.5 billion (£92.2 billion) of the index's value.

[Safetgiver]

I would have imagined a hell of a surge upwards.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

That would never happen. Islamos don’t blow up their own.

[Hojczyk]

Someone made money..?????

Apples earning are out today

[hattend]

Dittos...

[Dick Bachert]

Damn, I HATE IT when you guys beat me to it. Freepers are just too damn smart(alecy). :’))

[Charles Martel]

I would have imagined a hell of a surge upwards.

Heh. Imagine how excited Joe must've been for a moment there.

[Safetgiver]

IN BEFORE THE ARREST?

[Diogenesis]

Someone made a LOT of money.

There will be as much accountability as there was
for BenGhazi or Fast&Furious or any of the bank frauds.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Exactly. Why would an enemy bum Obummer?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Ditto.
Pity...

[DJ Frisat]

Thank God our House wasn’t hurt!

Oh, and that guy who lives there, too...

[Wurlitzer]

Did not think anyone put any “stock” into any AP reporting.

They have become the Mad Magazine of the MSM.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[tomkat]

Dang

[Buckeye McFrog]

That would never happen. Islamos don’t blow up their own.

Obama steadfastly insists that he is a Christian. His father was Muslim. In the eyes of Muslims, if your father is a Muslim, you are Muslim. Which makes him an apostate in their eyes, and an eligible future recipient of a customized pressure cooker.

[devolve]

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- Well the “Ricin/Elvis” bs is looking shaky with the Elvis impersonator now released on bond - and Obama’s “Me too! Me too” (his alleged low-level Ricin never got near the WH while someone did walk into Congressional buildings with envelopes for (R-MO) Roger Wicker)

- Time for a “Hey! They bombed me too!” diversion from Opansy and his AP goons......

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[Buckeye McFrog]

Just opened my first Twitter account as #TheRealBenBernanke

Hey guys, watch THIS!!!

[Venturer]

Me too, I would think people wpould buy with info like that coming out.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

For about 7 minutes. All came back.