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US Strategic Command posts bizarre tweet sparking hacking fears and Twitter memes
A BIZARRE tweet from the US Strategic Command has prompted a flurry on Twitter as people try and decipher what it may mean.
The government account tweet came around 7:50pm, and began to go viral as people questioned the meaning of the letters and punctuation marks – and debated if the account had been hacked.
The tweet said: “;l;;gmlxzssaw”.
Canadian Forces in the US responded: “These things happen. This might even happen to you one day. It’s okay, folks.”
Some people shared fears of hacking other other ominous meanings of the tweet.
“Hope it’s not a launch code,” one person wrote.
Another said: “not really how i pictured the world ending but also not entirely surprised.”
Others posted memes and made jokes about the tweet.
The tweet was up for over half an hour before the US Strategic Command added in a comment: “Apologizes for any confusion. Please disregard this post.”
The government account did not give any further clarification to the tweet.
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