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kpete

(72,902 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:27 PM Apr 2013

AP Twitter Account Hacked, Incorrectly Says Obama Injured At White House

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ap-twitter-account-hacked-posts-message-claiming-obama?ref=fpblg

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AP Twitter Account Hacked, Incorrectly Says Obama Injured At White House (Original Post) kpete Apr 2013 OP

Have CNN and Fox used it as a source and broadcast it yet? Get John King on it right away. AlinPA Apr 2013 #1

Stocks briefly plunge on Wall Street because of fake tweet: Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #2

The question is ------who did the 3 thousand Wellstone ruled Apr 2013 #3

I can just imagine the old days dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #4

When are people going to learn Drale Apr 2013 #5

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

1. Have CNN and Fox used it as a source and broadcast it yet? Get John King on it right away.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:30 PM

Apr 2013

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

2. Stocks briefly plunge on Wall Street because of fake tweet:

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:31 PM

Apr 2013

http://business.time.com/2013/04/23/stocks-briefly-drop-recover-on-fake-bomb-tweet/

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. The question is ------who did the 3 thousand

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:37 PM

Apr 2013

out of the money options at the same time as the tweet???????? Who is the AP dingaling that allowed this to go down. Names please.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. I can just imagine the old days

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:39 PM

Apr 2013

if twatter had been around then and Archduke Franz Ferdinand hadn't really been assassinated : WW1 a mistake.

Drale

(7,932 posts)

5. When are people going to learn

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 02:41 PM

Apr 2013

the Password1234 is not a secure password?

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