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@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Major MAGA accounts on X (Twitter) were exposed as being operated from outside the U.S. Some examples:

MAGANationX (nearly 400,000 followers) — based in Eastern Europe
IvankaNews (about 1 million followers) — based in Nigeria
MAGA Scope (over 51,000 followers) — based in Nigeria
America First (67,000 followers) — based in Bangladesh
Dark Maga (15,000+ followers) — based in Thailand
Ultra Mega Trump 2028 — based in Nigeria
Trump Is My President — based in Macedonia
@American (U.S. eagle/flag theme) — based in South Asia
MAGA Nadine — based in Morocco
Red Pilled Nurse — based in Europe

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/x-new-location-transparency-feature-questions-origins-maga-accounts-rcna245487
https://newrepublic.com/post/203562/maga-trolls-elon-musk-x-new-feature
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prominent-maga-accounts-exposed-foreign-174121892.html
https://www.breitbart.com/news/x-rolls-out-location-feature-unmasking-maga-accounts-as-foreign-based/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/many-top-maga-trolls-aren-151958851.html

[1](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/x-new-location-transparency-feature-questions-origins-maga-accounts-rcna245487)
[2](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/us/politics/x-twitter-location-maga-controversy.html)
[3](https://newrepublic.com/post/203562/maga-trolls-elon-musk-x-new-feature)
[4](https://www.breitbart.com/news/x-rolls-out-location-feature-unmasking-maga-accounts-as-foreign-based/)
[5](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool)
[6](https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-major-maga-accounts-on-twitter)
[7](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prominent-maga-accounts-exposed-foreign-174121892.html)
[8](https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditForGrownups/comments/1p4yla1/new_xtwitter_feature_revealed_many_maga/)
[9](https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadlineHQ/comments/1p4fjm1/many_magaaligned_influencer_xtwitter_accounts/)
[10](https://www.news18.com/viral/x-country-of-origin-feature-sparks-chaos-as-several-pro-maga-accounts-found-foreign-run-ws-l-9726828.html)
[11](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/many-top-maga-trolls-aren-151958851.html)
[12](https://economictimes.com/tech/technology/xs-about-this-account-feature-shows-many-maga-accounts-operate-from-outside-the-us/articleshow/125534553.cms)
[13](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/xs-new-location-feature-exposes-apparent-fraudster-accounts-posing-americans-gaza-journalists)

https://www.nytimes.com

X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts

The New Republic

Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.

Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
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