'No Collusion': Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren't Even in the U.S.

[B.See]

from a reply I made to another thread. Thought it deserved it's own:

Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S. - The New Republic

Starting Friday, X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth, as reported by The Daily Beast.

For example, one account literally named “America First”—with 67,000 followers—seems to be based not in the U.S., but in Bangladesh.

Another popular conservative account, MAGA Nation, with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio that reads, “Standing strong with ... Trump, America First, Patriot Voice for We The People,” is apparently based in Eastern Europe.

MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries - Rawstory

Think I've read that little Nazi Muskrat has since removed that feature.

[Lovie777]

1. DUH....................

[LonePirate]

2. The feature is still present as of this moment on the web client. I just used it to see a UK person supporting ICE.

[B.See]

3. Oh. Okay.

Guess that story was in error.

Though something called factually.co does confirm that the feature appeared then (momentarily at least) disappeared for some users, suggesting due to technical issues.

[LonePirate]

5. I have not checked the mobile client which is how most people use the site. It might be disabled there.

[B.See]

6. Thanks. Glad I'm not a user

of x, Facebook, etc. and never have been.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Astroturf on a whole new level.

Cheating is the GOP brand.

[B.See]

7. All of these so-called 'real-Americans'

spreading the 'litany' of hate, division, and discord, from AFAR, in the service of those who either want to DESTROY us, or PROFIT from our undoing.

And I've had past occasion of having gone head to head with 'a few' of em.

The Daily Beast story:

Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls - The Daily Beast

Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors.

“This is easily one of the greatest days on this platform,” wrote Democratic influencer Harry Sisson.

Seeing all of these MAGA accounts get exposed as foreign actors trying to destroy the United States is a complete vindication of Democrats, like myself and many on here, who have been warning about this”.

Dozens of major accounts masquerading as “America First” or “MAGA” proponents have been identified as originating in places such as Russia, India, and Nigeria.

[mdbl]

8. They were all over Twatter before Eloon Skum bought it

Then Twatter tried to curb it, but Mr Skum reopened the flood gates. Good luck getting anything other than disinformation there anymore.

[B.See]

10. TBH, I don't even click on X links. Sometimes

they are embedded in news stories I get from news aggregators, and sometimes I unknowingly click on it, only to see that x show up, and I immediately shut it down.

Don't wanna catch any... erm.. 'cooties.'

[orangecrush]

9. K&R

[Efilroft Sul]

11. I got kicked off X for telling a MAGA account what to do with itself after it supported the Tate brothers.

Found out today from my one son that the account is overseas. Gotta love it.

[B.See]

12. Had to look it up to refresh

my memory on this. Here's a February 2025 AP article I found:

What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges - AP

[Mosby]

13. It's not just MAGA that does this.

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[B.See]

14. Granted, scammers trying to use

atrocities of war, famine, and natural disasters to get money under false pretenses exist all over the world, including domestically.

But this is different from foreign accounts, posting as Americans and US based accounts, disseminating lies, propaganda, and fueling hate for the purpose of undermining a nation, causing discord, promoting an authoritarian, far right, supremacist, nationalistic agenda, .and bringing about the demise of our democracy.

[Mosby]

15. Snopes is writing about this topic

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/24/musk-shut-down-x-location-feature/

[B.See]

16. An Update: MAGA Trolls Outed as Foreigners Vanish From X After Brutal Update

MAGA Trolls Outed as Foreigners Vanish From X After Brutal Update - Daily Beast via MSN

Four prominent accounts unmasked by the feature—DarkMAGA, MagaScope, WilliamAlbrech, and IvankaNews_—now show as being “suspended” for violating “X rules,” though it is unclear which. X’s website says it bars users who pretend to be someone they are not—something all the accounts appear to be guilty of.

Among the foreign-based accounts exposed but still posting through the maelstrom is @America_First0. It has more than 67,000 followers, has Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as its profile picture, and boasts a bio reading “Make America Great Again.”

The account is based in Bangladesh, but has continued to post about right-wing talking points despite being outed. That includes a post from Monday afternoon that invited engagement about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has recently fallen out with Trump and the MAGA movement.