A MAGA bot network on X is divided over the Trump-Epstein backlash

MAGA AI bot network divided on Trump-Epstein backlash

Researchers have found hundreds of fake X accounts that support the Trump administration.

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A deep-dive by NBC News and researchers at Clemson and Alethea has uncovered a hidden network of 400+ AI-powered X accounts that spend their days auto-replying with praise for MAGA figures like RFK Jr. and Karoline Leavitt. Created in synchronized batches last year, these bots pepper replies with irrelevant hashtags, mimic real Trump-supporter language and rarely ruffle feathers—because their real gig is sneaking into partisan echo chambers, not chasing likes.

But the network’s smooth pro-Trump script just crashed. When Attorney General Pam Bondi slammed the door on more Jeffrey Epstein files, the bots started talking out of both sides of their virtual mouths—one moment demanding resignations, the next telling MAGA die-hards to cut Bondi some slack. That flip-flop spells out “AI at work,” even if nobody knows who’s pulling the strings or which chatbot’s in charge.