SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college says it’s investigating after its Twitter account was hacked and filled with tweets containing racist language.

Campus police say the account of Salem State University was hacked Friday. The tweets reportedly included attacks on immigrants, criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and praise for Republican President Donald Trump. They were deleted early Saturday.

The school tweeted an apology.

We apologize but our account was hacked & none of the recent posts represent the viewpoints of Salem State. We are looking into this matter. — Salem State (@SalemState) May 20, 2017

Salem State President Patricia Meservey said in an email that the posts don’t reflect the school’s viewpoints.

@lake_berry You may have missed our post–the university's Twitter account was hacked & none of the recent hateful posts represent the viewpoints of SSU — Salem State (@SalemState) May 20, 2017

A spokeswoman says the school is trying to find out what happened, who was responsible and what security measures can be taken in the future.


The hack happened ahead of the school’s commencement, which is set to take place Saturday.