# "President Trump's message in Farsi.... most liked Persian tweet in history of Twitter" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 13, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377 "2020-01-13T23:14:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/1 "2020-01-13T23:14:21Z")
I saw that Ivanka Trump posted this, and somebody responded “Twitter is banned in Iran”, implying that this is another false claim by Trump. This article from the [(Washington Examiner)](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-tweet-in-farsi-the-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter) supports her claim, but doesn’t say anything about Twitter being banned in Iran. My apologies if all things political should go in Great Debates, but I figured that there is a factual answer. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/2 "2020-01-13T23:27:47Z")
It appears it is. [Wikipedia link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/3 "2020-01-14T14:58:42Z")
It might still be the “most liked Persian tweet in history”; that claim just wouldn’t mean much. It just means that it had a lot of non-Iranians liking it, when most tweets in Farsi don’t have much of an audience. Doubtless, many of the people who liked it don’t even know Farsi, and liked it just because it came from Trump. ---
**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/4 "2020-01-15T03:39:16Z")
Not all Farsi speakers are in Iran. ---
**Author:** ![road\_lobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/5 "2020-01-15T07:42:13Z")
Likes are for sale. They signify almost nothing. This is standard MAGAt vote brigading. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/6 "2020-01-15T14:56:21Z")
And I believe residents of any country can (theoretically) access the twitter via a VPN ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/7 "2020-01-15T18:06:10Z")
McD’s is the world’s most popular food chain. Does that make their crap edible? Tramp’s xlated twit is the most popular Farsi twit ever. Does that make it real? I recall a slogan from way back: “Eat shit, pigs! 200 million flies can’t be wrong!” You are what you consume. I don’t consume that stuff - and I’m not deprived. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/8 "2020-01-18T04:12:16Z")
> [@road\_lobo](#): > > This is standard MAGAt vote brigading. **Moderator Note** **road\_lobo** , political jabs are not permitted in General Questions. I’m making this a note rather than a warning since I don’t recall you doing this before, but don’t do it again. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-message-in-farsi-most-liked-persian-tweet-in-history-of-twitter/846377/9 "2020-01-18T04:14:21Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > Tramp’s xlated twit is the most popular Farsi twit ever. Does that make it real? **Moderator Warning** On the other hand, you’ve been repeatedly noted and warned for political potshots in General Questions. Without the “Tramp” this could have been a note rather than a warning. Your posting privileges will be under discussion. Colibri General Questions Moderator