Tweeters Mistaken — Ruby Dee Very Much Alive: 5 Black Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Tweeters Mistaken — Ruby Dee Very Much Alive: 5 Black Celebrity Death Hoaxes

On July 4, 2011, a series of tweets appeared on the @foxnewpolitics Twitter page announcing that President Obama had been assassinated.

Fox News issued a statement calling the tweets “malicious” and “false,” and said the hacking incident was being investigated.

A representative of the group ‘Scriptkiddies’ claimed responsibility, saying, “Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting.”


Tweeters Mistaken — Ruby Dee Very Much Alive: 5 Black Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Join our Newsletter

Sign up for Rolling Out news straight to your inbox.

Read more about:
Also read