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(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Since the results of Iran’s presidential election were announced, with voting taking place on Friday, chaos has ruled the country. Foreign correspondents have been kicked out, local media has not been allowed to report as power has been shut down, and the only place for people to turn to has been, unbelievably enough, Twitter.
The prevailing feeling on Twitter is that there is no way that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won over 60 percent of the vote. Before the election, major media outlets had reported he and his rival Mousavi were dead even and the results would likely lead to a runoff.
(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
With nowhere else to turn, activists, students, ordinary citizens, etc. are posting on Twitter to spread information of the chaos around Iran, especially in the capital city of Tehran. Here’s how you can get the best information that none of the major U.S. networks are getting.
Use Twitter’s search to find instant updates. The hashtags #IranElection and, funnily enough, #CNNfail provide the best information.
To read tweets from people live on the scene, these are the best:
