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False Rumor of Explosion at White House Causes Stocks to Briefly Plunge; AP Confirms Its Twitter Feed Was Hacked
A fake news agency tweet about explosions at the White House injuring President Obama sent markets into a tailspin which was quickly reversed when it was proven false. @AP, the official twitter handle of the respected Associated Press news agency, sent out a message at about 1:07 p.m. ET, saying "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is Injured." The AP quickly said it was hacked. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, "the President is fine" despite what the hacked Twitter feed said. However, the market impact was already intense. On the floor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, ... (full story)