This was breaking news on the Fox News Twitter account earlier today.
It's untrue and the account had been hacked.
Hackers tweet ‘Obama assassinated’ on Fox News account
A group of hackers targeted a Fox News Twitter account early Monday morning and posted a series of false updates declaring that President Barack Obama had been assassinated.
It is reported that the hackers behind the Twitter attack have now claimed responsibility.
‘Scriptkiddies’ took control of [at]foxnewspolitics - a bona fide account of the US news service with 33,000 people following it - at the beginning of 4 July, which is a public holiday in the US for Independence Day.
People following Fox’s politics feed account would have seen the shocking hoax posts that claimed the President was dead appearing from 2.43am EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), with hundreds of them forwarding this on to their followers.
Hackers tweet
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04-07-2011, 11:50 PM #1The Dentist
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President Barack Obama Hoax News
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05-07-2011, 12:37 AM #2Thailand Expat
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I wonder if they'll like Guantanamo bay, I'm sure they'll find room for them.
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05-07-2011, 12:40 AM #3Tax Consultant
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I am surprised anyone is taking Fox "news" seriously anyway.
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Especially now that Glenn Beck has departed them.
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All their veracity is gone...
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05-07-2011, 11:49 AM #5Thailand Expat
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So why post this in news with a misleading title ? Originally Posted by English Noodles
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Thanks for the reality-injection. Originally Posted by Thormaturge
While 'FOX' doesn't rhyme with 'FARCE' it strikes a similar chord on my heartstrings.
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What's misleading about it? It was a hoax news story. Originally Posted by Sir Wilson
So why post this in news with a misleading title ? Originally Posted by English Noodles
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