NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign. /
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Defiant L's and Resist the Mainstream are both run by Rumen Naumovski, who donated $3K to "QAnon candidate" Ron Watkins' 2022 House primary race, before realizing he wasn't allowed to, he said. Naumovski allegedly pays other influencers to promote his content. Half a dozen
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@JSweetLI Keep in mind that this is what Musk has deliberately turned X into, a right-wing propaganda machine. That's why major MAGA influencers could be paid by Russia to post propaganda without penalty.
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@JSweetLI There have been other accounts from Macedonia, spreading misinformation, dating back YEARS!
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@JSweetLI Most of the rightwing propaganda pushed on X is from accounts that aren't even US based. Musk pushes a lot of these X accounts as well. Most of the rightwing comments on posts aren't from US based accounts either. If you want to find out where most of these foreign accounts
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@JSweetLI @Shayan86 Glad I blocked @DefiantLs when I first heard about this. I wish all verified accounts were required to list country of origin.
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@JSweetLI A simple flag of the country where the post was made would help users quickly deduce if a poster is legit or not.
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@JSweetLI I've been sure for some time that Mike Lee isn't writing the @BasedMikeLee account - simply not his voice, also not plausible that Lee himself spends that much time on X. Wouldn't be surprised to find out that Rumen and his crew are also behind that one.
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@JSweetLI This was planned for when Elmo purchased Twitter. Tens of thousands of right wing propaganda accounts suddenly appeared after he became the owner.
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@JSweetLI Lee and Mace are two of the most wackadoodle members of Congress. There should be a mental health exam required before running for office.
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