Thursday, June 18, 2009

Iran's fake twitter feeds: "Kill Arab Scums..."

I guess Ulrike Putz (when she wakes up after a wild night in Beirut's hot spot "Wallima") and her soul mate Andrew Sullivan, could turn a new leaf now ...James Downie in FP, here
"... The most pernicious fake Twitter user, though, has been Persian_Guy, who's not only provided fake news ( "Mussavi overheard: 'We don't need a black man's help, that's humiliating, at least not arab.'") and calls for violence (""non-Iranian Arabs waving Hamas/Hezbollah flags around the protests. Kill Arabs now, they are scums!"), but has even brought Twitter into the fake narrative. According to this user, "Twitter's staff are ecstatic by what's happening in Iran, "We're so glad there's chaos in Iran, finally Twitter is 'useful.'"" Somehow, I doubt that will endear him to his fellow Tweeters..."

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