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17. CNBC: McDonald's Twitter account appears to have been hacked, posts anti-Trump tweet

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:35 AM

Mar 2017

McDonald's Twitter followers likely woke up to a shock Thursday morning after a tweet was posted to the company's social media feed that criticized President Donald Trump.

The tweet was posted just after 6 a.m. and was deleted.

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It is likely that the burger giant was hacked, as the post comes just one day after hundreds of Twitter accounts including Justin Beiber's and Forbes were hacked.

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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/16/mcdonalds-twitter-account-appears-to-have-been-hacked-posts-anti-trump-tweet.html

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Oh Snap! Did McDonald's really tweet this about Trump!?! [View all] NWCorona Mar 2017 OP

a rogue employee, I expect. BainsBane Mar 2017 #1

That's what I'm thinking but that is gonna leave a mark!! NWCorona Mar 2017 #2

I don't think a fake account since it's verified with a checkmark. Unless it's a photoshop. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #4

Head if Communications must have been drunk. AngryAmish Mar 2017 #15

It is a beauty. dalton99a Mar 2017 #3

I literally spit out my coffee when I read that. And that as jab! NWCorona Mar 2017 #5

We now have to have KFC's opinion Motley13 Mar 2017 #6

Ronald McDonald must be going to lose his Obamacare rurallib Mar 2017 #7

It's true whomever tweeted.. but I don't see a corp like this Cha Mar 2017 #8

They were hacked Takket Mar 2017 #9

Not sure I believe that BainsBane Mar 2017 #16

It was their Twitter account crappyjazz Mar 2017 #10

Yeah. I never believed he could eat a Big Mac. Couldn't hold it. Solly Mack Mar 2017 #11

The person behind that #McDonalds Trump tweet pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #12

Haha u beat me to it NWCorona Mar 2017 #14

The internal culprit has been identified. NWCorona Mar 2017 #13

CNBC: McDonald's Twitter account appears to have been hacked, posts anti-Trump tweet pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #17

LOL! My favorite Tweet of the day! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #18