How Does One Fake Tweet Cause a Stock Market Crash?

At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, the Twitter feed of the Associated Press told us that Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion at the White House. The tweet was fake.

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At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, the Twitter feed of the Associated Press told us that Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion at the White House. The tweet was fake.

Read more: http://business.time.com/2013/04/24/how-does-one-fake-tweet-cause-a-stock-market-crash/#ixzz2RTeOKHIG