(Observer Network News) According to Bloomberg and CNN local media reports on October 27, local time, the New York Post released a number of sensational "news" on its Twitter and official website that morning, including calls for the "murder" of President Biden and his son Hunter Biden, calling New York City black Mayor Eric Adams a "monkey", and "rape" Democratic female congressmen and other content containing racial discrimination and violent pornography.
The New York Post quickly removed the posts and issued a statement saying the account had been "hacked." Later that day, The New York Post released the results of the incident, saying it was carried out by an employee of the newspaper, who had been fired.
Screenshot of the New York Post tweet
It is reported that the New York Post is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States, founded in 1801, and now belongs to the news company of media tycoon Murdoch. The New York Post is the mouthpiece of right-wing conservatives in the United States, and its reporting style has always been known for its sensationalism and gossip.
The New York Post is one of the most circulated newspapers in the United States and one of the most visited news websites, the News Bulletin reported in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Currently, the New York Post's Twitter account has more than 2.8 million followers.
At about 9 a.m. EST on the 27th, the New York Post's Twitter and account suddenly released a number of sensational "news": Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate running for governor of New York, said that he wanted to "rape" his rival, Kathy Hochul, the current Democratic governor of New York State; Zelding also called New York City's black mayor, Eric Adams, a "monkey who eats fried chicken"; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Border Patrol to begin a policy of massacres.
In addition to these racist, violent pornography and explicit "news", the New York Post also published a number of highly inflammatory false editorials, including a public call for the "murder" of US President Biden and his son Hunter Biden; "Assassination" of Democratic influencer congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC); "Destruction and imprisonment" of the American teachers' union, etc.
These sensational "news" on Twitter have only headlines and photos, but no text; The text displayed on the New York Post's website is only a short sentence: "This is all rumors." ”
Screenshot of the New York Post website
The New York Post staff responded quickly and quickly restored control of the website and Twitter accounts, deleting the "news." By about 10 a.m. that day, the New York Post's website was up and running as usual.
The New York Post initially responded briefly on its Twitter account: "The New York Post has been hacked and we are currently investigating the cause of the accident." ”
Later in the day, The New York Post published the findings: "The investigation indicates that this unauthorized conduct was carried out by an employee who has been fired. "This morning, we quickly removed this despicable and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts."
The New York Post did not release the employee's name.
The incident sparked heated discussions on the Internet in the United States, and many netizens ridiculed the New York Post's usual reporting style, saying that when these sensational fake news appeared, they did not even suspect that the New York Post had been hacked.
"The New York Post was hacked, and it started blatantly publishing false information. None of their core audience noticed. ”
Philip Lewis, senior editor of The Huffington Post, commented: "(No lying), this looks like normal content for the New York Post, so I keep scrolling. ”
Grant Stern, executive editor of Occupy Democrats, a progressive political organization in the United States, also quipped: "The hacked New York Post: Most readers don't see the difference at all." ”
New York Governor Cathy Hochul was maliciously attacked in the incident, and her spokeswoman, Jen Goodman, issued a statement on the same day asking the New York Post to elaborate on "how these reprehensible content is made public." The statement also accused the New York Post of "long provoking ugly, toxic conversations on its homepage and social media accounts, but these posts are more disgusting and despicable than usual." ”
Fabien Levy, press secretary to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, also spoke out in his condemnation: "These vile, racist and sexist statements have no place in public discourse, even by those who hack into Twitter accounts." ”
New York Governor Republican candidate Zeldin, US President Biden and Democratic MP AOC, who were affected by the incident, have not responded to the matter.
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