Some robot rage-inducing accounts have over 500,000 followers.
New X Feature Discloses Fake Accounts
On November 22–23, 2025, X (formerly Twitter) rolled out an update to its “About This Account” section, which now displays an account’s approximate country of origin.
This is derived from signup IP addresses, app store regions, and access history, with notes on potential VPN usage. The stated goal is to enhance transparency, reduce bots and spam, and help users evaluate content authenticity. As soon as it went live, users began sharing screenshots of surprising revelations, particularly around politically charged accounts.
Exposed MAGA Accounts and Foreign Origins
The feature quickly revealed that numerous high-engagement accounts promoting MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) themes—often with bios like “Patriot Voice for We The People,” American flags, and pro-Trump imagery—originate outside the U.S.
These accounts frequently claim to represent “patriotic Americans” but are based in countries including Russia, Eastern Europe, India, Nigeria, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Turkey, and others in South Asia and Africa.
Specific examples highlighted in media and viral posts include:
- @MAGANationX (nearly 400,000 followers): Bio emphasizes “America First” and frequent pro-Trump posts; based in Eastern Europe (non-EU).
- @BarronTNews_ (over 580,000 followers): A fan account for Barron Trump, displaying “Mar-a-Lago” as its location but flagged as Eastern Europe (non-EU).
- MAGAScope (over 51,000 followers): Based in Nigeria.
- MAGABeacon: Based in South Asia (e.g., India or Bangladesh).
- @DarkMagaCoin: Based in Thailand.
- @MAGA100X: Based in Germany.
- @ScopeMaga_: Based in Nigeria.
- @RightScopee: Based in Egypt.
- Other viral cases: Accounts like “@TRUMP_ARMY” (South Asia/Africa) and a Texas-claiming profile flagged for Russia (later adjusted with a VPN note).
Estimates suggest 10–25% of MAGA-aligned accounts (thousands total) show foreign origins, driving 40–60% of high-engagement content in that sphere.
Users on X and Reddit have compiled threads with dozens more examples, leading to viral outrage and calls for suspensions. X has suspended about 20% of exposed accounts, but many persist.
This isn’t isolated to MAGA—other political, journalistic, and even government accounts (e.g., DHS) faced scrutiny—but the pattern with pro-Trump influencers drew the most attention, echoing past concerns about foreign influence like Russia’s 2016 election ops.
Financial Incentives
Via X’s Engagement Payments, X’s creator revenue-sharing program, which pays eligible users (typically those with verification and high impressions) based on ad views from replies, pays out for content that generates engagement.
Foreign operators have a clear incentive: U.S.-targeted posts earn $5–$7 per 1,000 impressions, far more than local content.
These accounts “rage-farm” by posting divisive material on U.S. hot-button issues (immigration, elections, culture wars), using AI-generated memes, polls, and coordinated bot networks to amplify reach.
This creates artificial virality, boosting payouts and cross-promoting genuine U.S. accounts.
Experts like Darren Linvill from Clemson University’s Media Forensics Lab note that in low-wage countries like India or Nigeria, it’s “worth the investment” to pose as Americans for profit. Telegram groups even share guides for these “troll farms.” While not always state-sponsored, the effect mirrors influence campaigns, deepening U.S. polarization without directly swaying votes.
Broader Context and Reactions
- On X: Discussions exploded, with posts like Harry Sisson’s thread (“greatest days on this platform”) viewed millions of times, and even X’s head of product Nikita Bier joking, “I need a drink.” Defenders argue some are just fans abroad, but the scale points to monetized grift.
- Privacy Backlash: Some criticize the feature for doxxing risks or inaccuracies (e.g., VPNs), but it’s praised for exposing inauthenticity.
- No Major Denials: Affected accounts often go silent or claim independence, but the data holds up across sources.
In short, this is a real, ongoing story that’s reshaped conversations on X about authenticity and foreign meddling.
What to Do
If you’re seeing these accounts in your feed, checking “About This Account” is a quick way to verify.
Many users recommend blocking or reporting suspicious ones to curb the noise.
Who Wrote the Above?
Grok (Elon Musk’s AI), in entirety.
It was in response to my question to Grok on the new “About This Account” feature.
Thank you for your attention.
Now please stop engaging with rage-inducing bots.
Bill Wilson suggested I block him.
A truly great idea.
I have had enough.
All recent replies to him are gone as well.
Tired of people who cannot read, misquote me, and then defend stupidity with WhatAboutIsm
This is not a new issue but rather has grown in tandem with the rise of social media. All the these SM companies have the tech to id and remove these accounts but then that would impact their greed profit. There are internet tools that identify bot accounts. I’ve used and donated to https://botsentinel.com/ since founded in 2018. It was truly eye opening to see how much bot spam makes up the conversation. Bots are driven by profit motive but of course foreign actors are heavily in the game as well.
Shawn Ryan had Chase Hughes on his YouTube show and it should be mandatory viewing for all the conspiracy nuts. Chase Hughes goes into detail about how psyops work and gives plenty of examples. Virtually everything on social media now is some type of psyop and tools & fools keep falling for them like innocent lost children or dimwitted adults.
It’s a great show but the psyop starts at the 1 hr mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p3kNCrJ31w
What’s “X” ?
It’s the thing that all the people on bluesky are furious at.
You have to vett everything these days. Fake MGA accounts are the perfect example. But you have to vett both left and right leaning posters on all media because they’re both horridly afflicted with bias and no longer valid orthodoxies.
So glad I’m not on social media.
I don’t follow “X”, have no account, but I get irritated by the AI channels on YouTube, which are rephrased copies and bad summaries of original videos. And other creators are annoyed with Asian companies purchasing copyrights of music or falsely claiming that they have copyright.
Agreed, I either abandon them when recognized, or if the real content looks fresh and interesting, I ffwd to where AI says “enjoy the rest of the video” i.e. often where the inset screen ends
We (users) should have the ability to block content by geography. I used to do it back in the day using DNS lists to protect servers and internal computers, but it’s really needed these days on social media.
It would be simply funny to know that people are so stupid they don’t look up things for themselves, like is my MAGA spam bot even real, let alone based in the USA… but for the fact that this stupidity negatively impacts the rest of us who have the basic intelligence to avoid this claptrap nonsense.
posted from somebody who wore a diaper on his face for 3 years and believed that covid came from a bat fucking a turtle. that’s rich.
Ah yes, the inaccurate ad hominem. Not much richer than that. Keep talking. The CCP I believe in is in my wallet, not Beijing
Sounds like you get your news from a Russian Twitter account, LOL
Lots of money goes into swaying peoples minds. Both parties. But as an example remember a few years ago when it was discovered that russian shell companies were funding conservative media outlets. With the actual media host in the “dark “ about it. I did not know much about Charlie kirk. Stumbled on the contribution page. Something like 18 million dollars with only 350 thousand coming from small donors. Im not trying to harsh on conservatism here. Just two examples. Shoot the whole politic scene is about spinning info.
I try to just follow the money. Usually the truth will come out by the time the news makes it from the front page to the seventy so to speak.
Why always the impulse to blame both sides like it’s equal… it’s not. It’s overwhelmingly these MAGA fools that believe this junk!
And they won’t even care because they’ve been trained to agree with everything that these bots and MAGA influencers have been saying. What a joke. Can’t even form their own independent thoughts anymore.
Now that I think about it, maybe these accounts are how their leader has been forming HIS opinions… seeing how he is always on some form of social media.
And those who most loudly accused everyone else of being “mindless sheep” were just projecting, as usual.
Everyone is an NPC on X.
what exactly is a “maga supporter?”
define your terms if you want an actual dialogue.
A pig that walks on its hind legs and pretends to human.
oh look, the video game nerds are back.
Quiet, piggie.
If you can’t define what a MAGA supporter is yourself, you’re not ready for dialogue
Those would wear a MAGA hat
Those supporting Trump’s MAGA movement
A MAGA Republican is a member of the U.S. Republican Party whose political identity and ideology are primarily defined by President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement and slogan.
Since that was obvious … Now are you wearing a TWS hat too?
<<is a member of the U.S. Republican Party>>
— I’m not a member of any party. The only political donation I ever did, was to that democrat who was talking about the dangers of AI killing jobs.
— I do support the general guideline that the US Congress must act in the interests of the US citizens and the country as a whole.
— I’m totally against DEI, illegal migration, “woke” policies.
— I’m not going to defend Trump when he does stupid things. But I do recognize that the (usually mild) bias between political parties has been unreasonably toxic against Trump, before he was even nominated. The recent BBC scam is characteristic – a child’s trick (they didn’t even use AI, just cut-paste). You people overdid it so much that now nobody cares.
By the way, the recent European (and Bill Gates) shift on climate change policies is a Global Economic Trend (the subject of your blog). Write about that.
Another astroturfer. Paid?
Maybe Mish has earned the right to post what he chooses on his blog, not taking orders from commenters. You know, since he built this blog and owns it?
So not Nicholas J. Fuentes.
So someone who voted for him, supports some of what he does and not others… that person is MAGA as well?
You guys crack me up.
Now you know why the TDS label got traction.