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Over 18,000 bots amplified Nicki Minaj’s pro-Trump posts on X

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 24, 2026
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Nicki Minaj. (Everett Collection / Shutterstock)

On December 26, more than half the accounts commenting on Nicki Minaj’s political posts on X were fake. A 24-page analysis by Cyabra, an Israeli disinformation detection firm, found over 18,000 coordinated bot accounts amplifying the rapper’s conservative content between November and late December, Politic…

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