Gibberish US Strategic Command Twitter post was by a CHILD who accessed the account

A peculiar tweet made by the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Twitter account was made by a ‘very young child’ who was playing on their parent’s computer. 

The weird post was made at 7.48pm on Sunday night and read: ‘;l;;gmlxzssaw’

It wouldn’t be long before the viral tweet was noticed by the USSTRATCOM account, prompting an apology from the agency based in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

The weird post was made at 7.48pm on Sunday night and read: ‘;l;;gmlxzssaw’

‘Apologizes for any confusion. Please disregard this post,’ the USSTRATCOM added on their Twitter account. 

The initial post was soon deleted, but screenshots continued to circulate as people wondered what the USSTRATCOM – which tackles strategic deterrence, nuclear and cyberspace operations and missile defense – was up to. 

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) obtained by Daily Dot provided some key insight as to the origins of the seemingly out of this world tweet. 

The viral tweet was noticed by the USSTRATCOM account, prompting an apology from the agency based in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

‘The Command’s Twitter manager, while in a telework status, momentarily left the Command’s Twitter account open and unattended,’ a response from the agency’s FOIA officer reads. 

‘His very young child took advantage of the situation and started playing with the keys and unfortunately, and unknowingly, posted the tweet.’ 

The agency continued: ‘Absolutely nothing nefarious occurred, i.e., no hacking of our Twitter account. The post was discovered and notice to delete it occurred telephonically.’