Fake Iran election Tweeters

June 17th, 2009

The tweeters shown below are possible fakes accounts and may have connections to the Iranian Security apparatus.  Do not re-tweet anything from these accounts.  You can block them using the link attached below.

Please also check Trolls & SPAM for other accounts.

Obvious Disinfo

Antifacista

Suspected

  • http://twitter.com/rey_diaz (At very least is falsely reporting people and also faking retweets) NEW!
  • http://twitter.com/iranintel (Spewing out propaganda)
  • http://twitter.com/american45 (Spewing out propaganda)
  • http://twitter.com/arielzee (Fake Journalist account, entrapment)
  • http://twitter.com/iran12 (May be posting fake tweets then deleting)
  • http://twitter.com/IranSource (Spewing out propaganda)
  • http://twitter.com/IranSource45 (Spewing out propaganda)
  • http://twitter.com/jimmy_45 (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
  • http://twitter.com/jimjones45 (automated propaganda spewer)
  • http://twitter.com/Democracy_Is (Posting govt & congress laws)
  • http://twitter.com/javadhassan (Posting messages that look like opinion but are actually more oriented towards propaganda)
  • http://twitter.com/simonjake (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
  • http://twitter.com/tarhia (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
  • http://twitter.com/irantwscore (Using the Twitter Score locational list to expose Iranian twitters)
  • http://twitter.com/coolproxies (Sending our IR proxy list.  Possible fake, trap)
  • http://twitter.com/entropy130 (Same tweet over and over, false link)
  • http://twitter.com/ememem90 (False information in poorly written English)
  • http://twitter.com/FreeMediaNews (Some tweets are fake reports)
  • http://twitter.com/IRElec (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
  • http://twitter.com/lisamforeman (Possibly fake Guardian.co.uk account)
  • http://twitter.com/AJE_Producer (Possibly fake Al’ Jazerra Account)
  • http://twitter.com/_Lady_B_ (posts fake iran election news and then deletes it after it is retweeted.)
  • http://twitter.com/giti456789 (Follows and harasses Twitterers that are supporting the protests.)
  • http://twitter.com/TheRealtorDC (Spamming #iranelection with the same message and also spamming other accounts)

This post will be updated as fake accounts are received. For those questioning the information here, we place accounts here that a) post multiple comments of the same sort (i.e. Spam) and b) accounts that are obviosuly trying to entrap twitter users who are tweeting from Iran or c) those who obviously are trying to spread mis-information.  If we arent 100% sure we will put in it the “Suspected” list.


155 Responses to “Fake Iran election Tweeters”

  1. A_Pickle on June 17, 2009 3:22 am

    As much as I’m glad to see the Iranian security apparatus getting hamstrung by our efforts in preserving freedom, how PRECISELY do we know that:

    1.) These are actual spam accounts, and
    2.) These accounts are in ANY WAY related to the Iranian security apparatus?

    I ask not because I doubt, but because we must be sure before we deny someone the right to speak their mind. I read a compelling report from one of those accounts, one which stated that Ahmadinejad was the likely victor (despite the fact that all of the other data in the SAME report indicates that a majority of Iranians favored the reformist platform before Ahmadinejad’s…)

    Anyways, what I’m saying is… Twitspam.org ought to be able to provide us with a little bit more information as to precisely how it arrived at the conclusion for each of these accounts.

    Again, I’m not saying these AREN’T accounts used by the Iranian government – but how and why should I trust that Twitspam.org has rightfully accused these accounts of spam and ties to Iranian Orwellian security types?

  2. Lightning Jim on June 17, 2009 5:30 am

    I’m not the one that compiled this list BUT some of those have been creating FAKE RTs of other accounts such as twitter.com/serv_ and others such as twitter.com/IRFORREAL are abusing the Iran hash tags to SPAM products.

    If you at least look at the accounts at what they are doing then you should at least see the same thing. (I’m not sure if you did even look at these accounts at all or if you are just reacting and are worried about an agenda.)

  3. Learniing the Twitter Rules of Engagement | Virtual Lee's Just Sayin' on June 17, 2009 3:24 pm

    [...] of Twitter accounts that are possible spies or trolls: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 Check out. #iranelection [...]

  4. Peer Source Verification | The Real Terrorists on June 17, 2009 4:15 pm

    [...] Peer Source Verification is occurring in a really strong way for the first time with the Iran election situation driving the process. With Iranian citizens blogging and twittering about what is happening in Iran at the same time as Iran’s efforts to control, limit and often co-opt the information coming out of Iran people around the world are using their existing trust networks, their personal relationships, common sense and a sophisticated understanding of our modern tools to ferret out who is really presenting factual information and who is spewing spam or chaff. One such example is an effort going on at Twitspam to identify Fake Iran Election Tweeters. [...]

  5. توییت « توییت‌خونه on June 17, 2009 4:34 pm

    [...] می‌فرمایند این آی‌دی‌ها رو بلاک کنین: twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  6. Iran: Attention, une censure peut en cacher une autre (Behind Iran’s Twitter Revolution: Big Brother can twitter too) « jcdurbant on June 17, 2009 4:46 pm

    [...] se poser sérieusement la question de la manipulation de ces nouveaux modes de communication par le régime lui-même, nos médias comme leurs maitres politiques se félicitent de la manière dont les [...]

  7. mtux's status on Wednesday, 17-Jun-09 20:47:01 UTC - Identi.ca on June 17, 2009 4:47 pm

    [...] BLOCK fake #iranelection tweeters http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  8. kjikaqawej's status on Wednesday, 17-Jun-09 21:53:55 UTC - Identi.ca on June 17, 2009 5:53 pm

    [...] RT @1txsage1957: Fake Iran election Tweeters http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  9. comment.lab » #iranelections e um passo significativo na democratização das mídias on June 17, 2009 5:56 pm

    [...] (via @GreatDismal) – Lista de ‘Fake Iran election Tweeters‘, com possíveis ligação com serviço de segurança do governo iraniano. Segue: Block [...]

  10. lydia on June 17, 2009 6:20 pm

    @twitrevolution is trying to get people to start fires, throw stones at police, etc. Either they’re a total idiot or a provocateur, and my money’s on the latter.

  11. pix-talking | Píxeles verduscos por Irán | ..: Cristian Eslava | Diseño Gráfico / Web | Maquetación | Formación :.. on June 17, 2009 6:41 pm

    [...] la blogosfera son utilizadas para difundir la protesta. La defensa se torna en desinformación, en cuentas falsas de spam de las mismas fuerzas de seguridad [...]

  12. The Latest Updates on Iran’s Disputed Election - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com on June 17, 2009 6:47 pm

    [...] | 6:37 p.m. A Web site called Twit Spam has posted a list of what it says are “possible fakes accounts” on Twitter that “may have [...]

  13. Complete Craziness « Dropwise Solutions on June 17, 2009 9:50 pm

    [...] Link to Suspected Iranian agents and / or spammers http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  14. narkito on June 17, 2009 11:49 pm

    Hey, I have my doubts about an account, this person only posts (has posted) three messages, and one of them is a call to violence for next Saturday.

    Here’s the link. Check it out and tell me what you think: http://twitter.com/EranSpahbod

  15. The Revolution Will Be Faxed too … « Dropwise Solutions on June 18, 2009 1:51 am
  16. Over 100 Links to Iran Election News/Photos/Videos on June 18, 2009 1:54 am

    [...] Updated list of fake Iran Election Tweeters [...]

  17. Tracking Iran’s Election Via Social Media | Digital Pivot on June 18, 2009 2:19 am

    [...] know who you’re following.  Be careful of tweeters spreading false news.  Here are some trustworthy ones for you to start off with: @persiankiwi @IranElection [...]

  18. sonialastrega on June 18, 2009 2:33 am

    This guy seems a little suss: http://twitter.com/fadiakoum Same tweets over and over again, seeking contact with Iranian ‘bloggers’.

  19. Iran timeline and how to find the latest on #IranElection | CHARGED's Digital Lifestyle at Work or Play on June 18, 2009 2:45 am

    [...] Be aware of fake Iranian Twitterers and spammers. TwitSpam has compiled this list of fake accounts. [...]

  20. Cockle Shells: Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17 on June 18, 2009 3:31 am

    [...] @ColorMeRed: *BEWARE* List of Fake Iran election Tweeters – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #IranElection #gr88 Please Retweet! [...]

  21. Tweets and Twats for 2009-06-18 | LOL Entertainment on June 18, 2009 3:36 am

    [...] (or suspected to be) Twitter accounts for #IranElection http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  22. motoko » Blog Archive » Iran ready for another revolution? Update 18-6 on June 18, 2009 3:53 am

    [...] Another overview Latest Twitter spammers for #iranelection [...]

  23. Kneadle Work: Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17 on June 18, 2009 4:02 am

    [...] @ColorMeRed: *BEWARE* List of Fake Iran election Tweeters – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #IranElection #gr88 Please Retweet! [...]

  24. One-Man Band: Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17 on June 18, 2009 4:04 am

    [...] @ColorMeRed: *BEWARE* List of Fake Iran election Tweeters – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #IranElection #gr88 Please Retweet! [...]

  25. Prosthetic Device: Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17 on June 18, 2009 4:21 am

    [...] @ColorMeRed: *BEWARE* List of Fake Iran election Tweeters – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #IranElection #gr88 Please Retweet! [...]

  26. Vitamin B16: Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17 on June 18, 2009 4:23 am

    [...] @ColorMeRed: *BEWARE* List of Fake Iran election Tweeters – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #IranElection #gr88 Please Retweet! [...]

  27. Website of Fake Twitter Accounts « Eldercato's Blog on June 18, 2009 5:31 am
  28. Phawker » Blog Archive » ROCK THE VOTE: The Official Tally on June 18, 2009 5:34 am

    [...] LEDE: A Web site called Twit Spam has posted a list of what it says are “possible fakes accounts” on Twitter that “may have connections to the [...]

  29. Live: Iran protests | The Latest Headlines on June 18, 2009 6:00 am

    [...] 10.45am: The New York Times’s Lede blog has spotted a list of Twitter users with possible links to the Iranian security services. [...]

  30. Live: Iran protests | WORLD-BIGGEST-NEWS.COM on June 18, 2009 6:01 am

    [...] 10.45am: The New York Times’s Lede blog has spotted a list of Twitter users with possible links to the Iranian security services. [...]

  31. Iran Elections: Iran’s Government tries to block the Internet | Publisher Solutions on June 18, 2009 6:23 am

    [...] on the matter of repressive environments comes a list from the blog Twitspan.org of “fake Twitter accounts” believed to be created by the Iranian Government. One is to [...]

  32. Hot News and Buzz : Iran protests: live on June 18, 2009 8:19 am

    [...] 10.45am: The New York Times’s Lede blog has spotted a list of Twitter users with possible links to the Iranian security services. [...]

  33. #IranElection - Comment aider les iraniens grâce à Twitter | LE GLOB DE BARGEO on June 18, 2009 8:32 am

    [...] Voici une liste fiable de comptes méritant de subir ce bloquage : http://twitspam.org/?p=1403. [...]

  34. digiscrapping.net » Blog Archive » Tired on June 18, 2009 9:47 am

    [...] Fake Iran Election Tweeters [...]

  35. joevick on June 18, 2009 10:40 am

    Alright I have had it with thse people I sent an e-mail to goole who runs these things ,I have even the Spammers an e- mail not that would do any good but I had to do something

    I hope Twitter blocks and removes all of them as soon as possiable

  36. admin on June 18, 2009 10:53 am

    Tell us which twitter users your are referring too and we will add them to the lists as well as report them to the Twitter guys.

    Cheers

  37. Fake bIran election/b Tweeters at Twitspam | Barack Obama News on June 18, 2009 10:55 am

    [...] Original post [...]

  38. Twitter wars: Israeli, Iran and conspiracy theories - Gordon's Republic - Blogs - Brand Republic on June 18, 2009 11:07 am

    [...] Iranian interior ministry forces have definitely woken up to what Twitter may or may not be doing. A number of possible Twitter fake accounts with connections to the Iranian security apparatus have been identified.They are being used to [...]

  39. » Twitter-revolutionen i Iran Cahoots on June 18, 2009 1:03 pm

    [...] en guide for cyberwar op at stå.  Dagen efter igen havde man efterhånden Twitter-navne nok til en liste over de twittere man i hvertfald IKKE kunne stole [...]

  40. Net-rewolucji ciąg dalszy « Wojtek Walczak: anty-blog on June 18, 2009 1:29 pm

    [...] wpisy dotyczące Iranu (źródło). Super, tylko że na Twitterze taka lista pojawiła się 24 godziny wcześniej! Inny przykład: problem odróżnienia swoich od obcych, o którym pisałem w poniedziałek. [...]

  41. Iran: Quellen, Informationen, Bilder, Linksammlung | Kreuzberg laesst gruessen on June 18, 2009 2:42 pm

    [...] @IranElection09 iran.twazzup – Aktuelle Tweets und Bilder in einer Übersicht. Eine Übersicht von Fake-Tweeter , also Twitter-Accounts, die Unwahrheiten verbreiten oder in Verdacht sind, dies zu [...]

  42. Mémoire Vive .tv » Blog Archive » Iran : les manifestations pacifistes continuent aujourd’hui (et comment éviter l’intox sur Twitter) on June 18, 2009 2:45 pm

    [...] Alors que les journalistes étrangers ne peuvent pratiquement plus travailler en Iran. Des documents continuent de nous parvenir via les réseaux comme cette vidéo amateur reprise par la BBC, sur le compte Flickr Mousavi 1388, un album montre une foule immense. Pour tous qui se demandent comme éviter la désinformation sur Twitter, voici une liste de sources douteuses : Fake Iran election Tweeters. [...]

  43. RT Iran: List of fake #IranEle… … f*cking c*nts on June 18, 2009 2:58 pm

    [...] know you want to! All the cool kids are doing it …RT Iran: List of fake #IranElection Tweeters http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #gr88 Share this [...]

  44. Irán, hoy de nuevo (work in progress) on June 18, 2009 4:21 pm

    [...] iraní trata de contrarrestar el uso de Twitter creando páginas falsas de opositores (aquí una lista de ellas). El corresponsal de ABC, Jim Sciutto, fue víctima de una de estas [...]

  45. » Freedom Day - Freedom for All on June 18, 2009 4:51 pm

    [...] RT @fickledeity: RT: List of confirmed & suspected fake Iranian twitters updated regularly http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  46. running3000 on June 18, 2009 5:07 pm

    Please check DARAFSH.

    He is spamming his messages and links.
    A lot of his postings are really aggressive. This is counterproductive to this movement.
    http://twitter.com/darafsh

  47. tesibria on June 18, 2009 5:23 pm

    http://twitter.com/HDMRqw
    continues using #iranelection – actually advertisements mixed with shocking headlines

  48. tesibria on June 18, 2009 5:26 pm

    http://twitter.com/Lr8qGd
    continues using #iranelection – actually advertisements mixed with shocking headlines

  49. rt List of fake Iranian twitters spreading propaganda: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 #iranelections « Twitter Hashtags on June 18, 2009 6:06 pm

    [...] List of fake Iranian twitters spreading propaganda: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 [...]

  50. List of fake Iranian twitters spreading propaganda: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 #iranelections « Twitter Hashtags on June 18, 2009 6:06 pm

    [...] of fake Iranian twitters spreading propaganda: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 [...]

  51. As the day happened: Iran protests | The Latest Headlines on June 18, 2009 7:41 pm

    [...] 10.45am: The New York Times’s Lede blog has spotted a list of Twitter users with possible links to the Iranian security services. [...]

  52. admin on June 18, 2009 9:44 pm

    Actually in checking out his posts, you must not have liked the links to the photos which seem to show the brutality that the students are going through. We did not see anything wrong with the posts so far.

  53. Fake Iranian Twitterers: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 | Twitter Hashtags on June 18, 2009 9:51 pm

    [...] Iranian Twitterers: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 [...]

  54. tesibria on June 19, 2009 12:35 am

    Unconfirmed, but: mahastim2: ATTENTION: PLEASE BLOCK @watchingiranian … GIVING TRAP PROXIES #IranElection #Tehran #gr88 — http://twitter.com/watchingiranian

  55. tesibria on June 19, 2009 12:40 am

    FAKE / PORN – http://twitter.com/dick_dracula – says links about Iran, but links go to porn

  56. Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam « Nemi Jones on June 19, 2009 1:02 am

    [...] Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam. [...]

  57. QUU.FM - Backstage» Blogarchiv » TWITTER FAKE ACCOUNTS IRAN on June 19, 2009 4:55 am

    [...] to organize their protest in Iran. It’s also used by the government to confuse the movement. Here is a list of these fake [...]

  58. technogoddess on June 19, 2009 7:48 am

    I just blocked @twitrevolution. Extremely violent Tweets, trying to incite bloody revolution. That is NOT the way to gain the moral high ground, sorry. And frankly, I believe that anyone who claims to be a protestor yet incites violence is either a government agent spreading disinformation or a run-of-the-mill criminal–wait, is there even a difference? #Iranelection

  59. Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Links and Tweets (#iranelection) on June 19, 2009 11:28 am

    [...] has split its tracking of fake #iranelection accounts into ones spreading disinformation and spam and [...]

  60. Holy Links, Batman! More Iran Stuff… | pa1n.net | servant of the machine on June 19, 2009 4:38 pm

    [...] info Link (new window); updating blogpost of suspected cointel/spamming Twitter [...]

  61. dailyinklings on June 20, 2009 2:44 am

    Please add jimmy_25 on the list. He’s spewing pro Ahmedinejad tweets, hateful towards protesters.

  62. dailyinklings on June 20, 2009 4:28 am

    Please add shoe_moneys who is spamming the thread with nonsense.

  63. doodlelogic on June 20, 2009 8:54 am

    Seems quite likely that some of the posters such as freemedianews could be from friendly governments not the Iranian security apparatus. Freemedianews’s name and posting style linguistically sounds more like Russian English. Also all political abstract rather than knowing what’s on the ground. Just a thought.

  64. 3arabawy BookMarx 06/20/2009 (p.m.) at 3arabawy on June 20, 2009 5:29 pm

    [...] appears to be pro-government (or just government) tweeters are trying to spread false information. Twitspam has a dynamic list of [...]

  65. IntelliTwitter on June 20, 2009 7:14 pm

    [...] TwitSpam there’s a post about a list of account supsected to be dinformation agents of Iran [...]

  66. joannemichele on June 20, 2009 7:50 pm

    I feel as if iransource (http://twitter.com/iransource) should be on here. S/he is attacking the USA and inciting hate. The latest example is:

    US first kills in Iraq now destabilize Iran, People are DYING in that region! And you support this? #IranElection

    S/he is following no one, has 21 followers at this time, and 69 updates going back about an hour.

  67. Lightning Jim on June 20, 2009 8:26 pm

    Thanks. Same exact format as jimjones45 and jimmy_45; obviously someone intending to spam #iranelection with the same message.

  68. donjoe on June 20, 2009 8:48 pm

    @iransource45 = @iransource

    Also, @Kharchangzade is very obvious.

  69. Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Sifting the Tweets on June 20, 2009 9:39 pm

    [...] The #iranelection Twitter feed has definitely been set upon both by spammers (I’ve seen people using it to post links to porn) and accounts sending out pro-government propaganda. Among the latter is @jimjones45, an account that appears to be a bot, set up to repeat the same Tweets over and over. I saw this account earlier repeatedly saying that Ahmadinejad had won, and that 99% of the Twitter traffic supporting the protests came from people in the US. The latter is, of course, certainly false; in the first place, there’s a huge Twitter traffic from within Iran, and in the second place, the Twitter traffic in support from outside Iran (not counting Iranian diaspora traffic) is coming from numerous countries, nowhere near 99% from the US. But believability is, perhaps, not the point here; the account managed to spam up the #iranelection feed by getting real people to argue with it, and, since its repetitive Tweets suggest it to be a bot, probably with less time spent by the person setting it up than got sucked up by the people arguing. Twitspam continues to track such fake Iran election Tweeters. [...]

  70. GotTweeters.Com » News Category on June 20, 2009 10:10 pm

    [...] 02:04:24 · Reply · View kevinarth: Fake opposition pages from ABC news. Important: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #IranElection 2009-06-19 02:04:23 · Reply · View maryann7587: @fndj i told u my [...]

  71. 3arabawy BookMarx 06/21/2009 (a.m.) at 3arabawy on June 21, 2009 5:28 am

    [...] Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam [...]

  72. manuelnw on June 21, 2009 7:23 am

    Hi,

    I saw this one: WildWaldorf

    It look suspicious.

  73. admin on June 21, 2009 7:25 am

    We added that one to the list several hours ago. Thanks.

  74. Overview Iran protest Twitter and what we can do | Z3bb Blog on June 21, 2009 11:29 am

    [...] Twitspam.org – Lists fake iran election Tweeters. [...]

  75. Bettina Tizzy on June 21, 2009 3:04 pm

    Please look into aroberts85.

  76. dailyinklings on June 21, 2009 3:41 pm

    zapataser—repeatedly posting anti-Moussavi comments and spamming nonsense. may have multi accounts sock puppet

  77. E.anonymous on June 21, 2009 3:45 pm

    Was my post deleted?? Please check the following:

    FreeIranState
    iranintel

  78. BrightTomorrow on June 21, 2009 3:50 pm

    @AminIran seems to be an Iranian government agent spreading misinformation regarding Neda’s death. Apparently, the regime has paniced over the fact that her “live” death has become a symbol and has unleashed some dogs to spread rumours. Please put this one on the list and watch for similar activities.

  79. The Greenroom » Forum Archive » Iran Election Truthers on June 21, 2009 8:16 pm

    [...] social networking sources subject to suspicion? Of course, as almost every report citing such sources states. Do or could governments pose as someone else? [...]

  80. Iran Updates (VIDEO): Live-Blogging The Uprising | Pointer's Weekly on June 21, 2009 8:36 pm

    [...] AM ET — Fake Iranian Twitter accounts. The site TwitSpam has listed several, via reader [...]

  81. 今日Twitter更新 2009-06-21 | 自曲新闻 Free More News on June 21, 2009 9:06 pm

    [...] Fake Iran election Tweeters list – http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 in reply to Duma [...]

  82. E.anonymous on June 21, 2009 11:00 pm

    MyAids needs to be banned from Twitter, period.

  83. Terrell Russell: This Old Network : Credentialing and Iran and Twitter on June 21, 2009 11:15 pm

    [...] need is being demonstrated with ad-hoc tools like twitspam.com and posts like this one specifically about the Iran Election and trusted [...]

  84. E.anonymous on June 22, 2009 12:20 am

    Block 88keyman. Obama propaganda machine.

  85. E.anonymous on June 22, 2009 1:14 am

    *groan* another troll. I_raped_Neda

  86. E.anonymous on June 22, 2009 1:26 am

    Do they ever quit? Please block. SashaObamasCunt

  87. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Sunday June 21) | Second Reagan Revolution on June 22, 2009 6:04 am

    [...] AM ET — Fake Iranian Twitter accounts. The site TwitSpam has listed several, via reader [...]

  88. … skidt eller kanel … eller Ahmadinejad! « “news from here to everywhere” on June 22, 2009 7:02 am

    [...] bl.a. Twitter for at finde iranere, der markerer sig aktivt i opposition til det iranske styre, men aktive Twitter’e har identificeret en stribe falske iranske election Tweeters, læs mere her! – Derudover findes den interessante engelsksprogede website “Tehran Broadcast” [...]

  89. Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Iran election resources on June 22, 2009 11:10 am

    [...] Again, here’s the Twitspam list of fake Iran election Tweeters. [...]

  90. Отново за Иран с ъпдейт (via Internet) « Intidar on June 22, 2009 12:51 pm

    [...] Списък на акаунтите в Twitter, които могат да бъдат блокирани http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 [...]

  91. Social Media & Revolutionary Change - Reflections | Manara on June 22, 2009 2:11 pm

    [...] own social media counter- offensive. This battle is still raging at the time of this writing with list of “infiltrator” accounts being posted and updated by supporters of the protesters, misinformation is being planted by [...]

  92. 88keyman on June 22, 2009 5:24 pm

    E.anonymous wants me blocked for being an “Obama propaganda machine.” But as any moron — but E.anonymous — can see, my tweets are consistently critical of Obama. Not to mention that agreeing with E.anonymous should hardly be the standard governing free speech. – 88keyman

  93. 3arabawy BookMarx 06/22/2009 (p.m.) at 3arabawy on June 22, 2009 5:29 pm

    [...] prevents tweets from being verified, assists disinformation and propaganda: There are now many people putting out disinformation via twitter with the #IranElection and #gr88 hashtags.  One of the ways they do this is by [...]

  94. admin on June 22, 2009 6:31 pm

    He isnt the standard and neither are we. but at the same tie the community is. But your ID was not listed as it did not fit our standards of what a spammer is.

  95. Lightning Jim on June 22, 2009 6:32 pm

    See nothing spammy or suspicious about 88keyman. Also “Obama propaganda machine”? Sounds the opposite.

  96. admin on June 22, 2009 6:36 pm

    He is not a spammer and is exercising his right to free speech. We dont necessarily agree with his point of view but his account is fine.

  97. donnabella77 on June 22, 2009 6:51 pm

    somebody is filling up #iranelection, #gr88, #tehran, etc. with spam to a site http://www.e-researchcenter.us.com/?config=6183&src=WC-235281aaa16107-27653878:216782: the users use anything from polls about what obama should do, what students would do, or just plain nothing in particular!!!!

  98. Iran: 22.06.2009 aggiornamenti dalla dissidenza on June 22, 2009 8:35 pm

    [...] Fire & Ice CreamIran Blocks Access to the Chopra Center’s Web Site, Podcasts, and BlogsFake Iran election Tweeters at TwitspamYouTube – ‫مغز متلاشی شده جوان ایرانی در درگیریهای شنبه 30 [...]

  99. paralog on June 22, 2009 9:48 pm

    THEflyGIRL posts sex ads using IranElection hash tag.

  100. Over 250 Links to Iran Election News/Photos/Videos on June 22, 2009 9:58 pm

    [...] Updated list of fake Iran Election Tweeters [...]

  101. paralog on June 22, 2009 11:32 pm

    antifacista45_ seems to be a trouble maker; should be watched closely.

  102. paralog on June 22, 2009 11:43 pm

    AmericaAlways has gone crazy! Watch out!

  103. paralog on June 22, 2009 11:51 pm

    antifacista45__ (with two underlines)

  104. paralog on June 23, 2009 3:07 am

    antifacista5

  105. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:21 am

    antifacista8

  106. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:38 am

    What out for this: UrStupidTweets. It’s polluting the tweets.

  107. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:42 am

    CaTaxRevolt seems to be advertising for T-shirts and stickers, using dedicated hash tags.

  108. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:44 am

    111112 polluting the hash tag.

  109. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:47 am

    MacysKirm polluting the hash tag.

  110. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:51 am

    antifacista16

  111. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:52 am

    antifacista10

  112. paralog on June 23, 2009 4:54 am

    The last comment should be seen as a precaution.

  113. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:01 am

    BolaJohnson and ALLFREENOW seem to be scammers and polluting the hash tag as well.

  114. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:12 am

    EmilyPort harasses others.

  115. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:16 am

    melissamosh advertises for sexual products, uses and hence pollutes the hash tag.

  116. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:19 am

    sassoun the same as melissamosh

  117. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:21 am

    marisa_rachel polluter of the hash tag.

  118. paralog on June 23, 2009 5:59 am

    antifacista245

  119. paralog on June 23, 2009 6:01 am

    pistons08 advertising for sexual product using the dedicated hash tag, hence polluting the hash tag.

  120. StacieSkelley on June 23, 2009 11:37 am

    EyeRanProtestr. Sample of Tweets.

    #nedaRETWEET FROM TEHRAN!!!!! Protester Request! WE NEED MASKS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES 21 760 8827 PLEASE CALL AND BRING TO DESIGNATED RALLY SITE

    RT #gr88 # iranelection #Iran Many injured protesters have no ID. If you think your child or sibling one of them call 21 760 1127 RT RT

    RT : #gr88 # iranelection #Iran If neighbors are conducting suspicious activity it’s your duty to report them 21 760 1127

  121. tesibria on June 23, 2009 1:14 pm

    http://twitter.com/EyeRanProtestr
    Clearly SEEKING protestor info protestors; spreading disinformaiton

  122. Unuzu » RT A list of untrusted sources here: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 (But it’s hard to keep up with new spy accounts) #iranelection #gr88 #neda on June 23, 2009 2:14 pm

    [...] A list of untrusted sources here: http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 (But it’s hard to keep up with new spy accounts) #gr88 [...]

  123. rathacat on June 23, 2009 3:11 pm

    Please list @antifacista86 as Iranian gov’t bot.

  124. Lightning Jim on June 23, 2009 7:20 pm

    Thank you but the account has already been added to our list.

  125. #iranelection – Part 2 – the beginners guide to cyberwar on June 23, 2009 8:10 pm

    [...] 5. Look for disinformation, there has been a lot of secret police activity on twitter lately.  Some of them are even getting quite good.  They will retweet good info for a while and then they they will throw out a really bad one, asking people to call a (Basiji) number for help with wounded protesters. If you spot someone laying traps like this, you must expose them.  I recommend you follow agitators for a while to learn their patterns. Here is a few to get you started @Aminiran , @rey_diaz , @EyeRanProtestr. When you find one you can notify @FindTheRats who keeps a track of them in his follow list.  There is also a list of corrupt twitterers kept at twitspam. [...]

  126. brobof on June 23, 2009 9:00 pm

    I know u are really bizzy right now but reordering the various lists alphabetically would speed up the scanning process if someone is checking for ‘CyberBasiji’ for the first time. Ditto removing the “http://twitter.com/”.
    Raw html follows and you have my FULL permission to delete this wodge!
    (All prefaced with http://twitter.com/

    AJE_Producer
    (Possibly
    fake Al’ Jazerra Account)american45
    (Spewing out propaganda)
    arielzee
    (Fake Journalist account, entrapment)
    coolproxies
    (Sending our IR proxy list.  Possible fake, trap)
    Democracy_Is
    (Posting govt & congress laws)
    ememem90
    (False information in poorly written English)
    entropy130
    (Same tweet over and over, false link)
    FreeMediaNews
    (Some tweets are fake reports)
    giti456789
    (Follows and harasses Twitterers that are supporting the protests.)
    iran12
    (May be posting fake tweets then deleting)
    iranintel
    (Spewing out propaganda)
    IranSource
    (Spewing out propaganda)
    IranSource45
    (Spewing out propaganda)
    irantwscore
    (Using the Twitter Score locational list to expose Iranian twitters)
    IRElec
    (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
    javadhassan
    (Posting messages that look like opinion but are actually more oriented towards propaganda)
    jimjones45
    (automated propaganda spewer)
    jimmy_45
    (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
    _Lady_B_
    (posts fake iran election news and then deletes it after it is
    retweeted.)
    lisamforeman
    (Possibly fake Guardian.co.uk account)
    meschmesch
    (Asking for info)
    rey_diaz
    (At very least is falsely reporting people and also faking retweets) NEW!
    simonjake
    (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
    tarhia
    (Obvious govt propaganda over and over again.)
    TheRealtorDC
    (Spamming #iranelection with the same message and also spamming other
    accounts)

    Just a thought.

  127. Iran and Me « Phil Wain on June 24, 2009 6:41 pm

    [...] blog Iranian Blog Who was Neda? Some amazing pictures Iran Revolution Stunning picture Fake Iranian Election Tweeters Must-read letter in NY Times Huffington Post Iran Live Blogging Was there a coup in [...]

  128. Technology, Business, & Democratic Rights in Iran « CSR Law on June 24, 2009 9:24 pm

    [...] and security officials (as well perhaps as protesters or rebels), although interesting attempts to counter disinformation are also cropping [...]

  129. RT @Zbofly http://twitspam.org… | Montreal Blogger on June 25, 2009 4:25 am

    [...] Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:23 Posted in category Tweets RT @Zbofly http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #iran #gr88 #neda Fake Iran election [...]

  130. Twitter Tweets about Tasmania as of June 25, 2009 | OverwatchTasmania on June 25, 2009 6:43 am

    [...] list keeps growing! IMPORTANT: list of the fake iran tweeters, this link lets you block them http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #gr88 2009-06-25 10:40:28 · Reply · View LadyLikeGaGa: Show support [...]

  131. Twitter aids in spreading falsehood on June 25, 2009 3:38 pm

    [...] on Wednesday morning, twitspam.org released fake profiles being used by alleged undercover security agents in Iran to achieve specific goals. As events [...]

  132. Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25 | Montreal Blogger on June 26, 2009 12:14 am

    [...] @Zbofly http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection #iran #gr88 #neda Fake Iran election Tweeters [...]

  133. rathacat on June 26, 2009 1:20 am

    Any username ending in “b##” such as “Adrianb79″ is probably government spammer or secret police. Names are probably being auto-generated by script. Check it out.

  134. rathacat on June 26, 2009 1:25 am

    @Vagheeiat is a government agent from IRG’s cyberwarfare group.

  135. Funnel-System.com » Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam on June 26, 2009 5:21 am

    [...] post by Lightning Jim and software by Elliott [...]

  136. LPLockwood on June 26, 2009 3:47 pm

    http://twitter.com/iranianlecturer

    Iranianlecturer is posting links to disgusting (graphic) pictures having nothing to do with Iran.

  137. ArlettaQ on June 26, 2009 4:02 pm

    I’ve been following @allahallah http://twitter.com/allahallah and I’m pretty sure they are an agent as well

  138. admin on June 26, 2009 5:56 pm

    Thank you but that was added to the Trolls and SPAM list. http://twitspam.org/?p=1545

  139. autotweet.php - Why We Protest - IRAN on June 27, 2009 5:20 pm

    [...] autotweet.php pro-gov faggots are spamming twitter. here’s a spamscript to spread counter-information. needs php installed and is started from the command line/shell. PasteBay.com – Free uncensored text hosting list of fake tweeters: Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam [...]

  140. donjoe on June 27, 2009 5:23 pm

    You can also add pretty much all accounts with auto-generated names in the format , which are always posting the same 2 messages about “how to send anonymous emails” and “bypass Internet block” and giving links that are allegedly used to track those who click them.

  141. Fake Iran election Tweeters at Twitspam | Barack Obama News on June 28, 2009 9:00 am

    [...] Original post [...]

  142. donjoe on June 28, 2009 9:49 am

    I meant in the format <3 letters><3 numbers>.

  143. gfanhoto on June 28, 2009 10:12 am

    I suggest the creation of a box where we can copy and paste all the spammers relationship and to block them at once. To block them one by one demand long time. It is necessary to create a faster form of doing that.

  144. Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28 - The River, the Ranch & The Bay on June 28, 2009 1:26 pm

    [...] @vipvirtualsols RT @zaibatsu: List of the fake iran tweeters, this link lets you block them http://twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelectio … [...]

  145. admin on June 28, 2009 3:07 pm

    We’ve actually been working on something that is more automated than that.

  146. Iran: 28.06.2009 aggiornamenti dalla dissidenza on June 28, 2009 8:23 pm

    [...] | World news | guardian.co.ukDoes ‘Tiananmen + Web = Tehran’? – washingtonpost.comFake Iran election Tweeters at TwitspamIran president slams Obama – Los Angeles TimesItaly grants visas to Iranians seeking to flee [...]

  147. Tweets der aap « die andyamholst polemik on June 28, 2009 10:09 pm

    [...] RT @Comandantina: Liste von Regierungs-Agenten und Pro-Regime-Postern auf Twitter: twitspam.org/?p=1403 #iranelection Bitte RT [...]

  148. Beware of Twitter Spam: An Overview and Guide - Widget and Facebook App Development and Design - Metablocks on June 29, 2009 12:11 pm

    [...] adding #MJ and #MichaelJackson to their tweets. The same sort of thing has been going on with the #Iranelections and other popular trending topics.  By adding trending topics or keywords to their tweets, [...]

  149. Iran : encore une révolution twitter ? « anthropologie du présent on June 30, 2009 2:19 am

    [...] contenu diffusé par les médias et des comptes-rendus d’internautes dont la véracité est mise en doute, il n’est pas toujours évident de s’y retrouver. En complément de notre suivi minute [...]

  150. Iran:29.giugno, twitter in mano alla milizia on June 30, 2009 8:31 pm

    [...] 5 giorni.Siti, blog, testate di opposizione chiusi in continuazione.Come a Tiananmen.links di oggi:Fake Iran election Tweeters at TwitspamFake Iran election Tweeters at TwitspamYouTube – IRAN GAYAhmadinejad, [...]

  151. prasówka iran – technologia, rewolucje na twitterze i facebooku nie są fajne « harce on July 1, 2009 6:27 am

    [...] twitspam – Fake Iran election Tweeters tropienie rządowej dezinformacji na twitterze [...]

  152. Die Generation Governance und der Kampf um Vertrauen oder Misstrauen im Internet (Teil 2) « sozlog on July 1, 2009 8:53 am

    [...] kritisch kommentieren, Fehler korrigieren, nicht-vertrauenswürdige Akteure identifizieren und anprangern. Dieser Effekt wird verstärkt, wenn sich Akteure dicht vernetzen und daraus ein starker [...]

  153. Brotello on August 10, 2009 8:20 pm

    [...] Twitspam.org – Lists fake iran election Tweeters. [...]

  154. Niet alles is wat het lijkt bij citizen journalism « De nieuwe reporter on August 12, 2009 2:20 am

    [...] de Iraanse overheid, die de opstandelingen wilde opsporen om monddood te maken, via Twitter valse informatie om activisten in de val te lokken of in diskrediet te brengen, ook zijn er voorbeelden bekend van [...]

  155. La morte di Neda. Il video è falso? No. È vero « Terribilis est locus iste! di Michel Giovannini on September 28, 2009 1:23 pm

    [...] provato che “qualcuno” ha interferito con le elezioni in Iran, sia con falsi messaggi [fonte] sia attraverso un fortunoso non-aggiornamento [fonte] di Twitter. Riguardo quest’ultima [...]

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