Elon Musk's X has revealed that many popular MAGA accounts, known for promoting America First ideologies and sharing American political content, are actually based outside of the US. A new feature, called About This Account, now allows users to see a country or region where an account is based.
According to reports, several high-profile MAGA accounts have been found to be located in countries such as Chile, Nigeria, Morocco, Bangladesh, and Eastern Europe. Some of these accounts include @ColdWarPatriot (@140k followers), which claims to be from the US but has a listed location of Chile; @AmericaFirst0 (@60k followers), whose bio reads "Make America Great Again" but lists its location as Bangladesh; and @_MagaScope (@50k followers), with over 50,000 followers in Nigeria.
Other accounts that have sparked controversy include @femalebodybuil6 (@390k followers), claiming to be an "Immigrant in the USA" who is a "Trump Lover," but listed in Morocco; @MAGANation X (@390k followers), whose bio claims it's from Eastern Europe, outside of the EU; and @DarkMagaCoin (@15k followers), with a location listed as Thailand.
This revelation has sparked significant discourse on X, leading to concerns over content authenticity and misinformation. Many users have expressed outrage that some MAGA accounts claimed to be based in the US but are actually located abroad.
Reactions from prominent figures include @1776General (@140k followers) claiming they work in Turkey for a job, but later posting a picture of a U.S. passport; Harry Sisson (@1m views), a Democrat, stating that seeing these accounts exposed as foreign actors trying to destroy the US is "one of the greatest days" on X; and @micah_erfan (@1m views), a law student, saying Democrats have warned about foreign psyops for almost a decade.
It's worth noting that some high-profile MAGA accounts are indeed based in the U.S., whereas left-wing or Democrat voices tend to have left X. This has led to calls for greater scrutiny of content authenticity on the platform.
The Department of Homeland Security posted on X, stating that this account was never operated from outside the US and expressed concern about "screenshots easy to forge" and "videos easy to manipulate."
As for what's next, Nikita Bier, head of product at X, stated that he needs a drink after the rollout of the country of origin feature, which has sparked controversy but aims to secure the integrity of the global town square.
According to reports, several high-profile MAGA accounts have been found to be located in countries such as Chile, Nigeria, Morocco, Bangladesh, and Eastern Europe. Some of these accounts include @ColdWarPatriot (@140k followers), which claims to be from the US but has a listed location of Chile; @AmericaFirst0 (@60k followers), whose bio reads "Make America Great Again" but lists its location as Bangladesh; and @_MagaScope (@50k followers), with over 50,000 followers in Nigeria.
Other accounts that have sparked controversy include @femalebodybuil6 (@390k followers), claiming to be an "Immigrant in the USA" who is a "Trump Lover," but listed in Morocco; @MAGANation X (@390k followers), whose bio claims it's from Eastern Europe, outside of the EU; and @DarkMagaCoin (@15k followers), with a location listed as Thailand.
This revelation has sparked significant discourse on X, leading to concerns over content authenticity and misinformation. Many users have expressed outrage that some MAGA accounts claimed to be based in the US but are actually located abroad.
Reactions from prominent figures include @1776General (@140k followers) claiming they work in Turkey for a job, but later posting a picture of a U.S. passport; Harry Sisson (@1m views), a Democrat, stating that seeing these accounts exposed as foreign actors trying to destroy the US is "one of the greatest days" on X; and @micah_erfan (@1m views), a law student, saying Democrats have warned about foreign psyops for almost a decade.
It's worth noting that some high-profile MAGA accounts are indeed based in the U.S., whereas left-wing or Democrat voices tend to have left X. This has led to calls for greater scrutiny of content authenticity on the platform.
The Department of Homeland Security posted on X, stating that this account was never operated from outside the US and expressed concern about "screenshots easy to forge" and "videos easy to manipulate."
As for what's next, Nikita Bier, head of product at X, stated that he needs a drink after the rollout of the country of origin feature, which has sparked controversy but aims to secure the integrity of the global town square.
this is wild! so these maga accounts are just making up their own countries? like chile or bangladesh? 
i mean i get why people would want to hide where they're from, but come on guys 
anyway im not surprised, x has been a breeding ground for misinformation and fake news. it's about time they came clean about who's behind these accounts tho 
now that we know some of them are from abroad, maybe we can get some real facts and figures in there instead of just echo chamber nonsense 
I'm kinda surprised about this. Like, you'd think all these pro-American accounts would be based in the US, right? But apparently, some are from other countries like Chile and Bangladesh 
. It's not really a big deal to me though, 'cause at the end of the day, it's just social media and people can still express themselves even if they're not actually from where their account says they're from 
. But yeah, some people might be like "wait, why didn't you say that?" or "this is fake news!" and stuff like that 
. The department of homeland security chimed in saying it was never operated outside the US, so I guess that settles it 
these accounts are just using a proxy server or something and claiming they're from wherever they want. it's not that surprising to me that some of them are actually based abroad. the whole 'America First' thing is just a marketing gimmick, you know? 
like what's the big deal? so some ppl on x are from diff countries lol who cares? i mean i got friends from china and india and canada too 
but nope lets make a big fuss about it 
... but at the same time, it's also kind of wild that these accounts were able to fly under the radar for so long 
... like, what's next? 
... like what even is going on with these MAGA accounts? Some are from inside the US but others are literally from like Chile or Nigeria 
but at the same time, isn't it kinda weird that some of them have actual passports or somethin' 
I mean Chile, Nigeria, Morocco... where are they really based tho? 
and now that we have this new feature to see where accounts are based... well, let's just say it's gonna be a wild ride 
. And Nikita Bier needs a drink, lol 
like where are all those voices at 
it's gonna be hella interesting to see how x handles this controversy 
. But honestly, X should be the one providing a drink, 'cause this whole debacle is on them. They're always all like "we care about integrity" but when it comes down to it, they can't even get something as simple as account verification right.
but at the same time, i'm glad that some ppl are calling out the truth and holding these account holders accountable 