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

Elon Musk’s latest post on X had some shocking and unintended consequences.

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

For example, an account literally titled “America First” – with 67,000 followers – appears to be based not in the United States, but in Bangladesh.

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

And an Ivanka News fanpage with 1 million followers that posts things like: “Does the spread of Islam on American soil concern you? is based in Nigeria.

Twitter users gathered dozens of these accounts, sharing their disbelief. Some Democratic influencers rejoiced: Harry Sisson, a pro-Biden Gen Z creator, said, “This is easily one of the best days on this platform. Seeing all of these MAGA accounts being exposed as foreign actors trying to destroy the United States is a complete vindication of Democrats, like me and many here, who have been warning about this.” (Sisson also compiled his own list of foreign accounts.)

There were rumors that Musk turned off the feature after seeing so many of his biggest fans unmasked, but as of Sunday it still appears intact.