For a few minutes, Ford Motor Company’s official X account displayed a disturbing series of anti-Israel messages.
The posts came in quick succession. The first stated, “Free Palestine” and was sporting a Palestinian flag.
The next post read, “Israel is a terrorist state.”
The final post read, “ALL EYES ON GAZA.”
The company took four hours to issue the statement addressing the account being “compromised,” but it fell short of offering an apology for the disturbing messages.
“Our X account was briefly compromised,” the statement read, “and three posts were made that were not authorized or posted by Ford.”
“They do not represent the views of Ford Motor Company. Ford and X are investigating this breach.”
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) December 31, 2024
Many on X were not impressed with the sparse statement.
Companies founded by a notorious Antisemite and headquartered in Dearborn Michigan should really come up with a better apology to the Jewish community than this one. pic.twitter.com/qX9tkUVdQp
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) December 31, 2024
It’d almost be ironic to call @Ford‘s hack a “light nod” to its Jew-hating founder, Henry Ford. But the reality isn’t funny—Ford has ignored multiple antisemitic employees we’ve exposed, effectively greenlighting centuries-old Jew hatred within its walls. https://t.co/t2EFoSu9i1 pic.twitter.com/vkejfSGPqX
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) December 30, 2024
Ford social media intern from Dearborn, Michigan forgot to switch accounts… pic.twitter.com/TQqHsvEo6w
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) December 30, 2024
