‘New York Post’ website, Twitter account hacked with racist, sexist headlines about politicians
“The New York Post” has confirmed its website and Twitter account were hacked Thursday, the media outlet confirmed to CNBC.
The result was racist and sexually explicit headlines about politicians, specifically Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden.
The posts and tweets were removed.
According to the report, headlines targeted Biden and his son, Hunter, and Ocasio-Cortez. There was also a racist headline regarding New York Mayor Eric Adams and a post targeting unionized teachers.
Some of the headlines posted, per Variety, include:
“We Must Assassinate AOC for America,” referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
“Zeldin: Eric Adams Is NYC’s Fried Chicken Eating Monkey,” a reference to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
“Devine: We Must Murder Joe and Hunter Biden”
“Gov. Abbott: I Will Start Ordering Border Patrol to Start Slaughtering Illegals”
“Rufo: We Must Destroy and Imprison Union Teachers”
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.