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Nick Robinson says X account hacked to promote crypto

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59% Informative

Nick Robinson says his X account was hacked and used to promote cryptocurrency.

Today programme presenter became locked out of his account on Monday night .

Robinson said he was targeted in an online phishing scam after he clicked a link in an email he wrongly believed was sent to him by the social media platform.

The 61-year-old said he had fallen for the scam despite having completed online security courses.

VR Score

41

Informative language

28

Neutral language

77

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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