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Confused Trump, 79, Fooled by Foreign Trolls Posing as MAGA in Holiday Posting Spree [View all]
I really suspect that part of why Trump has more support than he ought to still is because of all the foreign bots promoting him. That's why it's so critical for people to think carefully about what they believe online and who they interact with. Stick with reputable sources and facts. This is a good article because it has clear proof that the accounts are indeed foreign but note upon closer inspection actually they are just citing this article which did the heavy lifting: https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-amplified-several-foreign-based-maga-accounts
https://www.thedailybeast.com/confused-trump-79-boosts-foreign-trolls-posing-as-maga-in-holiday-posting-spree/
President Donald Trump’s cheerless social media posting spree on Christmas wasn’t just sad, it was also chock-full of posts from foreigners cosplaying as red-blooded MAGA Americans.
The president, 79, posted on his Truth Social platform about 150 times throughout Christmas Day attacking the media, Democrats, and Somali immigrants—amongst other regular targets—and amplifying baseless claims made by his allies and fans.
He also promoted his cheerleading section on the rival social media platform X, where users screen-shotted the president’s Truth Social posts and added their own praise.
Trump then screen-shotted that praise on X and reshared it back over on Truth Social, apparently basking in the digital cross-platform applause.
But an analysis by Meidas News found that 17 of the X posts that Trump shared were from accounts based outside the U.S.
The president, 79, posted on his Truth Social platform about 150 times throughout Christmas Day attacking the media, Democrats, and Somali immigrants—amongst other regular targets—and amplifying baseless claims made by his allies and fans.
He also promoted his cheerleading section on the rival social media platform X, where users screen-shotted the president’s Truth Social posts and added their own praise.
Trump then screen-shotted that praise on X and reshared it back over on Truth Social, apparently basking in the digital cross-platform applause.
But an analysis by Meidas News found that 17 of the X posts that Trump shared were from accounts based outside the U.S.
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