The newspaper’s website and Twitter account called for the murder and rape of politicians
The New York Post said on Thursday that it had been “hacked,” after its website and Twitter account published headlines advocating the assassination of Democrat politicians, including US President Joe Biden. The alleged hackers also wrote headlines featuring racism and rape threats.
“The New York Post has been hacked,” the paper tweeted. “We are currently investigating the cause.”
Shortly before the message, a number of bizarre stories began to appear on the Post’s website and Twitter account.
Headlines claimed that New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin, a Republican, had called Mayor Eric Adams a “fried chicken eating monkey,” and threatened to rape his rival, incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul.
i think the nypost has been hacked pic.twitter.com/7V1PaROdrx
— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 27, 2022
Fake stories claimed that Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would “order Border Patrol to start slaughtering illegals,” and that ‘anti-woke’ activist Chris Rufo declared “we must destroy and imprison Union teachers.”