Barack Obama is shot to death in Iowa
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- US President Barack Obama had been shot and killed in Iowa.
The Twitter feed said "@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is 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 posts in Twitter were very specific about the president's injuries.
"@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."
"@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."
"BREAKING NEWS: President @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP…”
The hoax tweets ended with a good luck message for US Vice President Joe Biden, who would take over the presidency in the event of Obama's death. "We wish @joebiden the best of luck as our new President of the United States. In such a time of madness, there's light at the end of tunnel."
Fox News became a victim of hackers Scriptkiddies early Monday morning who took control of the network's politics Twitter feed
The hack tweeter realized the error of their ways, switching tack to post three more tweets that would have been seen by all followers.
Fox News was not immediately available for comment.
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