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NFL's Twitter account hacked, commissioner is fine: NFL
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is seen on the field before Super Bowl 50 between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, February 7, 2016. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The National Football League's Twitter (TWTR.N) account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter account.
"The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well," league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. McCarthy confirmed in an email to Reuters that the account had been hacked and said the NFL was looking into it.
The NFL's official Twitter handle sent a tweet at 12:36 p.m. ET that read, "We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP."
The tweet was promptly deleted, only to be followed by another rogue message, this time seemingly mocking the league.
"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died," the tweet read. "Don't delete that tweet."
A Twitter spokesman declined to comment and directed inquiries to the NFL.
"Roger Goodell" quickly began to trend on Twitter, with some social media users cracking jokes.
"Fans across the nation devastated after hearing Roger Goodell was found alive this morning in his office at @NFL HQ. He is 57," tweeted Henry McNamara (@HenryLMcNamara).
The NFL was not the only high-profile account hacked this week.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked on Sunday.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta and Amy Tennery; editing by Toni Reinhold)
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