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Twitter, Facebook take down thousands of foreign disinformation trolls

Both Twitter and Facebook announced Thursday that they had shut down thousands of accounts and pages on their platforms.

On Jan 31, 2019 by David Gilmour

Kellyanne Conway has been asked a lot about Trump's 'Game of Thrones' style poster that said 'Sanctions are Coming.' She hasn't given a straight answer.

Kellyanne Conway is dodging questions about Trump’s ‘Game of Thrones’ poster

She's not sure Trump has watched the show.

On Jan 3, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

slack in back pocket

Iranians across the world are being banned from Slack

Iranians in U.S., Canada, and Finland have accounts abruptly deactivated

On Dec 20, 2018 by Mikael Thalen

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Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can’t stop responding to tweets today

The former Iranian president may be plotting a comeback.

On Oct 16, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Reddit identifies 143 accounts linked to Iranian influence campaign

'This is a battle we have been fighting.'

On Sep 1, 2018 by David Gilmour

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Google terminates dozens of YouTube channels with ties to Iran, Russia

The channels had thousands of views from the U.S.

On Aug 23, 2018 by Audra Schroeder

President Donald Trump made an all-caps tweet threat to Iran on Sunday. It was quickly turned into a meme–with people on Twitter mocking it mercilessly

Trump’s threat to Iran’s president is already a dank meme

From song lyrics, to 'Rickrolling,' people couldn't help but make fun of Trump.

On Jul 23, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

President Donald Trump tweeted out an all-caps threat to Iran on Sunday night, echoing the incendiary rhetoric he used against North Korea last year.

Old anti-Obama tweets go viral after Trump threatens Iran

He had some thoughts about Obama and Iran several years ago.

On Jul 23, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

Irani Gymnast Maedeh Hojabri, who was arrested for dancing in Instagram videos.

Teen arrested in Iran for dancing in Instagram videos

Activists say she was forced by the state to give a public confession.

On Jul 9, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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A CNN reporter welcomed Iran’s leader to the resistance—the internet wasn’t amused

Some folks don't think it's appropriate to joke with the Supreme Leader of Iran on Twitter.

On May 12, 2018 by Tess Cagle

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Lindsey Graham says Trump needs to do more about Iran than just tweet

Graham is agitating for increased hostilities with Iran.

On Dec 31, 2017 by Chris Tognotti

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Iran shuts down Telegram, Instagram apps in middle of anti-government protests

More than half of the country's population reportedly uses Telegram.

On Dec 31, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

Donald Trump is not expected to announce that the US will back out of the Iran Deal during a speech on Friday.

Trump to begrudgingly keep U.S. in Iran nuclear deal

Trump has criticized the deal in the past.

On Oct 13, 2017 by Andrew Wyrich

Donald Trump Warns of Calm Before the Storm

Did Trump just tease impending war?

This is fine. Everything is fine.

On Oct 6, 2017 by Andrew Couts

Donald Trump tweeted about a supposed video of a missile launch in Iran. Intelligence officials say it was fake.

Trump gets duped by old story about Iran missile launch

The video is reportedly seven months old.

On Sep 26, 2017 by Andrew Wyrich