Why are so Many pro-Trump X Accounts Based in Asia?

Saturday, November 29, 2025

Shocking to no one that's been paying attention. I've been saying foreign bot farm accounts have been active on social media including this site, for years.

Posted by a_monson at 07:30 PM | 20 COMMENTS | permalink

"Influential pro-Trump X accounts that appeared to be U.S-based but actually operate from Eastern Europe, Asia, or Africa have spread 31 false claims about U.S. and global politics in the last 15 months," according to @newsguard.bsky.social www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/influentia ...

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-- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) Nov 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Comments

Would love for that feature to be active here.
There would be quite a few Ruskie bot/troll exposed.

#1 | Posted by a_monson at 2025-11-28 03:30 AM

@#1 ... Would love for that feature to be active here. ...

Yes, and no.

Reason for "yes" --- it will likely just expose what many already have suspected.

Reason for "no" --- VPN's.

OK, posting this comment, I am in CT.

Wih a simple click on the FoxyProxy icon on my browser's toolbar, I could appear to post comment from a different state.

If it is that easy for me, why couldn't a foreign alias use a similar pattern?

My guess would be a troll farm with people using something like FoxyProxy to appear to be where they are not.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 04:22 AM

OK, here I am someplace place.

All it took was a click or two on the browser toolbar.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 04:27 AM

And, now I'm back to my usual IP address.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 04:29 AM

@#3,4

For the techies among us, Wireguard is a cool program.

But you may already know that.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 04:31 AM

VPN endpoints are usually known, and could either be blocked or simply called out in the geolocation information provided.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-28 08:37 AM

#6 | Posted by snoofy

And people often screw up at least once. Usually many times.

#7 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2025-11-29 10:50 PM

The Chinese are using our capitalism as a weapon against us.

#8 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-11-29 11:09 PM

Because our enemies know republican gullibility is america's greatest weakness.

#9 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-29 11:33 PM

A large percentage of pro-Trump posts on X are created by bots from outside the U.S.

#10 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-11-30 01:48 AM

Asian is benefitting from Trump's tariffs.

Have you seen what his tariffs have done to manufacturing in this country?

It's much easier to compete with US companies when US companies have to pay a much higher price for materials and parts for the things they manufacture under the Tariff President.

They may have some issues selling into the US right now but that's temporary with the TACO. Long term, US manufacturing jobs are being lost and will take a long time to return.

BIG win for Asian economies. The US plans its future in months. Places like China plan it in decades.

#11 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-30 03:01 PM

Xitter, not 'x'. The "X" in Xitter is pronounced "Sh".

#12 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-11-30 03:18 PM

MAGA has made America worse at home and abroad. The dollar and stocks are strong as ever in the current moment, though

#13 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-30 06:21 PM

This is how we ended up with onionsnot.

#14 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-12-01 01:06 AM

I use a VPN for downloading torrents. Nothing more. Am I a criminal? Hardly.

#15 | Posted by senorcleavage at 2025-12-01 09:15 AM

"Xitter, not 'x'. The "X" in Xitter is pronounced "Sh"."

Sounds like someone has been practicing Mandarin Chinese. :-)

Although there's actually two "sh" sounds. The one that uses 'x' in pinyin is softer, with a flat tongue. They always taught us to smile to make the pronunciation of it more distinct. Before pinyin, the sounds used be transliterated as "hs".

#16 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-12-01 09:34 AM

The Chinese are using our capitalism as a weapon against us.

#8 | POSTED BY RIGHTISTRITE

And our open society and freedom of speech.

Just ask our local Commie Spyboy. He gloats about it all the time.

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-01 10:59 AM

Russia and China have a long-term strategic alliance... sooooooooooo

Trumpanzees getting played ...
i.ytimg.com
like a banjo...

#18 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-12-01 11:19 AM

I use a VPN for downloading torrents. Nothing more. Am I a criminal? Hardly.

#15 | Posted by senorcleavage

If someone stole what you produce for a living, are they a criminal?

#19 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-12-01 12:47 PM

More bots for the buck. These people are hell-bent on destabilizing the US and making Americans stupid with misinformation but Trump's okay with it because they say nice things about him.

#20 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-12-01 03:24 PM

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