Bot army helped Nicki Minaj surge into conservative spotlight, analysis shows
TL;DR
Cyabra’s analysis, shared with POLITICO, found about 18,000 fake or coordinated accounts amplifying Nicki Minaj’s conservative-leaning posts on X from Nov. 11 to Dec. 28, boosting her visibility and attracting praise from Trump allies; the activity included high-volume, repetitive replies and coordinated content from both fake and authentic conservative influencers, suggesting a deliberate effort to seed MAGA messaging in entertainment circles. Minaj’s reps did not comment.
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