Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and spoken President Obama dead.
The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: "BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have valid as well much."
More than two hours after the rouge postings appeared, they had still not been removed.
A organisation or individual, mission themselves The Script Kiddies appeared to affirm responsibility.
Fox News Politics began posting weird messages around 07.00 BST on July 4.
The initial read: "Just regained full access to our Twitter and email. Happy 4th."
The next posting stated: "@BarackObama has only passed. The President is dead."
Fox News Politics is a of the Twitter accounts related with the industry-leading line headlines network.
Its Twitter account carries the "verified" parasite icon, indicating that the feed belongs to the organisation it claims to be.
In amid the messages about President Obama, a couple of tweets appeared from a user called The Script Kiddies. However, that account was rapidly suspended.
The word "Script Kiddie" is internet jargon for an fresh person who uses off-the-shelf hacking technology, created by other people.
It is misleading because Fox News has been pounded in this instance. However, the broadcaster's regressive position has done it without a friend with many Americans.
Fox News is the many watched line headlines network in the United States, with its important time shows attracting roughly two million viewers, well forward of rivals CNN and MSNBC.
An assault on other Fox Entertainment Group website, Fox.com was the initial fixed strike by hacker organisation Lulz Security in May 2011.
The now-disbanded organisation stole the personal sum of 73,000 field is to US chronicle of X Factor.
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