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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Justin Price

MAGA Chaos on X as Top 'America First' Accounts Traced to Bangladesh, Turkey, Nigeria and Eastern Europe

X users discovered that many high profile MAGA accounts branding themselves as patriotic Americans are actually operated from countries across Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. (Credit: AFP News)

A new transparency feature on X has sparked chaos across the platform after revealing that dozens of prominent MAGA accounts presenting themselves as patriotic Americans are actually operated from countries including Bangladesh, Nigeria, Turkey, Thailand, and Eastern Europe.

The revelations came over the weekend when users discovered that clicking an account's join date now opens a tab showing the country or region where the account is based. Within hours, X was flooded with viral posts exposing high-engagement accounts with 'America First' branding that are run from overseas.

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