Disneyland’s Facebook and Instagram hacked, spammed with racist posts

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The posts were signed with the name “David Do,” and two of them included a photo of what appeared to be an Asian man. 

One caption read “Thinkin about that time i invented covid.”

Another post included a photo of people carrying a casket and read “I am working on COVID20.”

The post also mentioned popular Internet pop culture news show DramaAlert, and tagged media personality DJ Akademiks.

Around 7:40 a.m. EST, a Twitter user wrote the “grossly racist and homophobic content has been on Disneyland’s @instagram page for nearly an hour,” calling it “completely unacceptable.”

Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757 – and loves all things horror, witches, Christmas, and food. Follow her on Twitter at @Saleen_Martin or email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.

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