DONALD Trump Jr.’s social media accounts have been hacked as the former president’s son shares several wild posts claiming that his father had died and that he’s running for president.
“I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away,” read a tweet from Trump Jr.‘s official X account, formerly known as Twitter.
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“I will be running for president in 2024.”
The tweet was followed by several Community Notes, a feature that allows users to fact-check or add important context under posts to dispel misinformation.
Other tweets included references to North Korea, writing that the country “is about to get smoked.”
Underneath the post was a response mentioning Adin Ross, a popular live streamer on Kick who claimed he would do an interview with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
Another tweet included “some interesting messages with Jeffrey Epstein, a known sex offender and financier who committed suicide while awaiting sex trafficking charges.
A tweet directed to President Joe Biden was also posted, including a racial slur.
One tweet was directed at X CEO, Elon Musk, reading: “my dad owns u @elonmusk bum.”
“You have to be hacked,” tweeted one person.
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“100% hacked!” tweeted another person.
The term “Hacked” was trending on Twitter with several users commenting on the situation.
An unrelated post from Donald Trump’s Truth Social account was shared at 8.46am, about 30 minutes after the tweet about his “death” was posted.”
Trump’s other son, Eric Trump, posted two tweets about the hacking, poking fun that his brother’s account was compromised.
“I don’t want @DonaldJTrumpJr to get his account back – this is all too entertaining,” read one tweet.
Another tweet wondered what Trump Jr.’s password must have been to get hacked.
“What was @DonaldJTrumpJr password? Don2024?”
As of 9.04am, all of the strange tweets appear to have been deleted, however, neither Trump Jr. nor his father have yet to release a statement on the hacking.
The hacking comes as X said in August that it would beef up its staffing on safety and election teams following huge layoffs last year under Musk’s leadership.
More than 80 percent of the company’s headcount was eliminated in firings last year.
Before purchasing X, then known as Twitter, in October 2022, Musk vowed to put a stop to spam bots and fake accounts.
The company is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission on its ability to protect user privacy and whether it may have violated binding commitments it made in 2011 to secure the platform.
A spokesperson from the Trump Organization confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Trump Jr.’s account had been hacked.
