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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsdid CNN's twitter feed get hacked ?
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CNN US ?@CNNBreakingUS 11m
#BreakingNews Police Trying to control Trayvon Martin Riot in Sanford Florida http://pictwiter.com/1bbDo6S
#BreakingNews Police Trying to control Trayvon Martin Riot in Sanford Florida http://pictwiter.com/1bbDo6S
That link goes to an AOL site. Huh ?
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did CNN's twitter feed get hacked ? (Original Post)
steve2470
Jul 2013
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bbernardini
(9,938 posts)1. I would think CNN would exercise better use of word capitalization. nt
krawhitham
(4,644 posts)2. @CNNBreakingUS is a fake account
steve2470
(37,457 posts)3. ok my bad, thanks nt
Just Saying
(1,799 posts)4. Probably
CNN is running a show I think and MSNBC is talking but they have a reporter in Sanford. I don't see anything.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. Below is the REAL CNN Twitter feed link
steve2470
(37,457 posts)6. yea I forgot to look for the "official" blue icon, my bad nt
Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)7. Always look for the blue check
It means the account is verified as authentic. Goodness knows I've been burned on that before. My date with @100percentgenuineKateUpton didn't go well at all.