Overview
- The new About This Account panel shows the country or region where an account is based, revealing numerous MAGA-branded profiles listed in places such as Eastern Europe, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Thailand and Turkey.
- Examples flagged by users include MAGANationX listed in Eastern Europe, IvankaNews in Nigeria, Dark MAGA in Thailand and @1776General_ traced to Turkey, with one owner attributing the reading to temporary work abroad.
- X briefly removed the feature after its debut then reinstated it with a disclaimer that the data may not be accurate and can change, as head of product Nikita Bier pledged fixes by Tuesday and periodic, privacy-preserving updates.
- A viral claim that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security account showed Israel was rejected by DHS and Bier, the creation-location field was dropped in the relaunch, and the DHS page now displays United States.
- Metadata also listed non-U.S. personas as operating from abroad, including Gaza-focused accounts tied to Poland or “East Asia and the Pacific” and Scottish independence personas linked to Iran via app data, while public reaction ranged from celebratory exposes to conservative pushback and some account disruptions.