No, an intern is not to blame for Ford Motor Company’s official X account going rogue on Monday after a series of posts that said: “ALL EYES ON GAZA,” “Israel is a terrorist state,” and “Free Palestine.”
The automaker – the latest high-profile social media account to have been hacked over the years– has since deleted the posts that were fired off Monday evening, and launched an investigation into the matter.
“Our X account was briefly compromised and three posts were made that were not authorized or posted by Ford,” the company wrote on X. “They do not represent the views of Ford Motor Company. Ford and X are investigating this breach.”
But by then, the posts had already made their rounds across social media, and users armed with screenshots were quick to hop on the bandwagon with comments.
“Here for woke ford motor company,” tech journalist Paris Marx wrote on Bluesky.
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“Someone give the ford social media intern a raise,” podcaster Cortland Coffey wrote on Bluesky.
“Ford Motor company popped off,” tech journalist Taylor Lorenz told her Bluesky followers.
“Holy s--- this is real (checked myself),” Lauren McKenzie wrote in a social media post. “What’s it called when you’re anti anti-genocide,” she wrote in a follow-up post above Ford’s own social media statement – which drew their own attacks.
“This is a statement and not an apology,” rabbi Samuel Stern wrote in a reply post. “I wonder if the unauthorized posts targeted anyone else if you would have apologized?"
“Incredibly weak statement,” Brianna Wu, executive director of Rebellion PAC, told her followers on X. “Denounce antisemitism. Apologize to the Jewish community. Promise consequences for the people responsible.”