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As a result of a compromise of a FoxNews.com Twitter account on Monday by hackers people were reported that US President Barack Obama died. Six false tweets were sent from the media source account informing that Obama had been shot dead, prompting an investigation by the Secret Service.

"Hackers sent out several malicious and false tweets that President Obama had been assassinated," Foxnews.com said in a statement about the latest in a wave of high-profile cyber security breaches around the world.