The Associated Press said Tuesday its Twitter account had
been hacked, with a Twitter feed falsely stating there had been two explosions
at the White House and sending stocks on a steep, but brief decline, according
to Fox News.
The tweet from the AP account briefly caused U.S.
stocks to drop, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling more than 150
points before quickly recovering. White House spokesman Jay Carney will hold
his daily press conference as usual.
"The AP twitter account has been hacked," the news
cooperative said moments after the incident. "The tweet about an attack at
the White House is false. We will advise more as soon as possible."
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