Twitter shares spiked after fake news attributed to respected source

Synopsis

In July 2015, a hoax involving a fake Bloomberg website caused Twitter's shares to surge by more than 8% in just minutes. The website, using the URL bloomberg.market, published a fabricated article claiming that Twitter had received a $31 billion take...

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  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Twitter

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