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X's 'About This Account' Tool Reveals Many High‑Profile MAGA Accounts Operate Abroad

03:50 AM, 11/24/2025
X's 'About This Account' Tool Reveals Many High‑Profile MAGA Accounts Operate Abroad

The new "About this account" feature on X reveals location, join date and username history for accounts. Users and reporters found several prominent MAGA accounts that appear to be operated from eastern Europe, Nigeria, Thailand and South Asia, including MAGANationX (~400k) and IvankaNews (~1M). The discoveries highlight persistent problems with deceptive or automated accounts and renewed debate over how platforms should police political manipulation.

X rolled out a new "About this account" feature that exposes account location, join date, username history and how the app was downloaded. Within hours, investigators and everyday users discovered that several high‑profile accounts associated with the "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) movement appear to be managed from outside the United States.

Reporting and user sleuthing identified multiple prominent profiles that present themselves as patriotic American voices but show operator locations in other countries. Examples flagged by users include:

  • MAGANationX — roughly 400,000 followers; traced to eastern Europe.
  • IvankaNews — roughly 1,000,000 followers; traced to Nigeria.
  • Dark Maga — about 15,000 followers; run from Thailand.
  • MAGA Scope — more than 51,000 followers; operates out of Nigeria.
  • MAGA Beacon — traced to South Asia.
"This is easily one of the greatest days on this platform," wrote 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."

Users on social platforms such as Reddit rapidly posted screenshots and cross-checked profiles to highlight accounts whose displayed locations differed from what their bios claimed. In some cases locations updated after initial exposure, illustrating how dynamic the data can be.

Experts and observers say the findings underscore a longer‑standing problem: coordinated, deceptive or automated accounts (including bots) have for years shaped online political conversations. Many analysts contend this issue intensified after the platform's ownership and rebranding changes in late 2022. They also note that automated tools — including AI chat systems associated with the platform — have on occasion produced and amplified misleading or false claims.

Why this matters

When high‑followed accounts present as domestic grassroots voices but are operated from abroad or use automated amplification, users can be misled about the origin, intent and authenticity of political messaging. Platform transparency measures like "About this account" help illuminate who may be shaping those conversations, but they also raise questions about enforcement, verification and how social platforms should respond.

As users continue examining the new transparency data, the revelations are renewing debate over the provenance of political content on X and whether platform tools and policies are sufficient to protect electoral discourse from manipulation.

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