No Explosion at White House
There was a hack of the AP Twitter feed.
I see people spreading the misinformation on Twitter so I wanted to help to crush the rumor as soon as I saw it.
UPDATE: TMZ:
The hacker group that claims responsibility for exposing private financial information about Michelle Obama and many other celebrities has issued an ultimatum to the U.S. Government — either declare war on North Korea or they will detonate bombs at the White House … TMZ has learned.
We’re told the group — which claims responsibility for swatting Rihanna, Diddy, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Chris Brown, Tom Cruise and others — contacted authorities through 911 and threatened to detonate 8 devices around the White House perimeter if President Obama does not declare war within 24 hours. There was a tweet that went out on the Associated Press’ twitter account saying, “Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” The White House quickly discredited this as an “errant tweet.” We’re told the hackers are claiming credit for hacking AP’s twitter and posting the message.
TMZ is calling this a SWATting, but it’s not.
Were the teabaggers blamed yet?
JD (b63a52) — 4/23/2013 @ 12:27 pmNo worries, President Biden is in charge.
SPQR (93f18a) — 4/23/2013 @ 12:36 pm@DavidSirota is hoping that a white American did it.
The prescient Dana (3e4784) — 4/23/2013 @ 12:40 pmThis rumor will die by itself, of course, within a few hours.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 4/23/2013 @ 12:51 pmPerhaps it’s the excess flatulent gas escaping The One’s mouth on a daily basis has finally ignited.
Bugg (ba4ca9) — 4/23/2013 @ 1:00 pmFOX NEWS report that Administration’s Benghazi talking points were altered to protect State Department from criticism that security reductions were approved at the highest levels.
ropelight (01f6b5) — 4/23/2013 @ 1:12 pmJennifer Griffin, FOX NEWS Correspondent has received a copy of the 46 page GOP progress report prepared by 5 House committees which concludes that reductions in security prior to the attack on 9/11/12 were approved at the highest levels up to and including Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
In the days following the attacks White House and Senior State Department Officials altered accurate talking points drafted by the intelligence community in order to conceal the State Department’s role in reducing security at Benghazi to inadequate levels.
ropelight (01f6b5) — 4/23/2013 @ 1:38 pmDue to the multi-billion Dollar drop and recovery of the S&P in just a matter of minutes,
askeptic (b8ab92) — 4/23/2013 @ 2:16 pmWhat was George Soros doing?
8. askeptic- Railroading America.
mg (31009b) — 4/23/2013 @ 2:48 pmYou know you’re having a bad week when “No Explosion at White House” makes the headlines. Even when Tiger Beat is President.
Steve57 (da9e0e) — 4/23/2013 @ 5:49 pmYou have to admit, though, these hackers/SWATters know how to yank our chains. Damage to our most cherished national landmark, Biden as President even temporarily ….
nk (875f57) — 4/23/2013 @ 5:57 pmhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/23/3359731/bags-not-allowed-at-corporate.html
narciso (3fec35) — 4/23/2013 @ 6:21 pmSomeone musta slipped and told FLOTUS bangs make ‘er butt look big.
gary gulrud (dd7d4e) — 4/23/2013 @ 6:35 pm13. No sirree, her butt makes her butt look big.
peedoffamerican (ee1de0) — 4/23/2013 @ 9:41 pmI have a feeling that these hackers are going to find their anonymity tested right soon.
Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 4/23/2013 @ 9:58 pmI’ve heard that some people suspect that Rauhauser is behind it.
Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 4/23/2013 @ 10:02 pmThe SEC as well as the FBI is investigating. It caused some sharp temporary moves in the stock marketr, starting 22 seconds after the tweet. Something Syrian something or other claimed responsibility – believed to be loyal to Assad.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 4/24/2013 @ 4:41 pm