An employee was behind the posting of articles calling for the assassination of a member of Congress and claiming that the governor of Texas wanted illegal immigrants slaughtered, the New York Post said on Oct. 27.
“The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee, and we are taking appropriate action,” a spokesperson for the paper told media outlets in a statement. “This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts.”
The employee was fired, the spokesperson added.
The Post has not identified the worker.
The paper initially said it was hacked after a slew of articles were published, including an op-ed that called for the assassination of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) “for America,” according to images and archived versions of the articles reviewed by The Epoch Times….