"TWEET OF THE WEEK": Hoax 9/11 Attack!

Just when it seemed like Twitter was quiet this week...

As the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks rolls around...somehow hackers managed to break into the Twitter account of NBC news and tweeted that the United States was under attack at Ground Zero!

Check out the tweets and listen to the "Tweet of the Week" with Lady T below:








NBC released a statement saying,

"The NBC News Twitter account was hacked late this afternoon and as a result, false reports of a plane attack on ground zero were sent to @NBCNews followers. We are working with Twitter to correct the situation and sincerely apologize for the scare that could have been caused by such a reckless and irresponsible act."

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