The New York Post fired an employee it claims went rogue and sent a flurry of controversial posts on its Twitter account that went viral Thursday morning.
Using internal publishing systems, the employee managed to tweak headlines and bylines on some of the stories with vulgar messages on Twitter, according to the publication, which initially claimed it had been “hacked.”
NEW YORK POST MAKES NAUGHTY TWITTER POSTS, CLAIMS IT WAS ‘HACKED’
“The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee, and the employee has been terminated. This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts,” the news outlet said in a statement, according to the New York Times.
After identifying the problem, the New York Post said it removed the posts. Screenshots of the tweets showcased the inflammatory posts.
“Devine: We must murder Joe and Hunter Biden,” one tweet declared, referencing the Hunter Biden laptop debacle that got the New York Post’s Twitter account locked down in the run-up to the 2020 election. Miranda Devine is a columnist who has covered the Hunter Biden story.
“We must assassinate AOC for America,” said another tweet.
The employee tweaked an editorial about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and switched the byline to Ben Shapiro, the New York Times reported.
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When the provocative posts appeared on Twitter on Thursday, many users quickly surmised that the publication’s account had been compromised. A representative for Hochul condemned the New York Post in response to the mayhem.
“The New York Post has long fostered an ugly, toxic conversation on their front pages and social accounts, but these posts are more disgusting and vile than usual,” a Hochul spokesperson said. “While the Post has made its preferences very clear in the New York governor’s race, there is no room for this violent, sexist rhetoric in our politics. We demand answers.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to a New York Post spokesperson for comment.
