Fox News has Twitter feed hacked - claims Obama is dead

ollowing an alleged hack by members of Anonymous, Fox News had posted a tweet that claimed US president Barack Obama had been shot dead.
The tweet, which read: "BREAKING NEWS: President @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP.", appeared on its feed around 2 am this morning.
Fox News also sent a message prior wishing people a happy 4 July and claiming that they had just "regained full access to our Twitter and email".
Posts such as: "@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." were to follow.
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