Oops.
The Associated Press's Twitter account was hacked today, sending markets plunging for about a minute.
The Twitter account has since been suspended, but Grace Wyler of Business Insider captured the fake news:
You can see what this did to the Dow Jones (^DJI 0.46%):
The White House confirmed that everything is fine.
Go back to your day. Ignore the news.
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