Twitter Account Put Out Fake News on YouTube Shooting

TheVerge.com states that "hackers were actively compromising a verified employee account to spread misinformation." The twitter account that was hacked was the account belonging to Vadim Lavrusik. Lavrusik tweeted out that he was safe at 2:36 PM and then about 20 minutes later, the hacker started tweeted from Lavrusik's account saying that he lost his friend in the shooting and to help him with which his friends commented on and said this...

Just like all other social media platforms, they are not as reliable as you think when it comes to news. Be careful with what you choose to believe.