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\n\tNicki Minaj\u2019s MAGA turn<\/a> has been partly fueled by an army of bot accounts on X, according to a new report<\/a> shared with Politico<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tPut together by the disinformation company Cyabra, the report analyzed engagement tied to 51 \u201cpolitical-related posts\u201d on Minaj\u2019s X account between Nov. 11 and Dec. 22, just as the rapper was cementing her new<\/a> place as a<\/a> right-wing darling<\/a>. Of the more than 55,000 profiles interacting with these posts, Cyabra found at least 33 percent (nearly 19,000) were likely fake. The established benchmarks for fake accounts present in \u201corganic social media discourse\u201d typically ranges between seven and 10 percent, the report noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBased on the scale, concentration, and behavioral alignment of the inauthentic activity identified,\u201d the report reads, \u201cCyabra assesses with high confidence that a coordinated fake campaign was actively amplifying political content\u201d on Minaj\u2019s X account.\u201d (The person who commissioned the report from Cyabra was not identified for fear of public retaliation.)\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOne of the big indicators of inauthenticity Cyabra cited was a \u201clinguistic and stylistic uniformity\u201d among the allegedly fake accounts. When Minaj was being criticized, the report found that allegedly fake accounts responded with support that used \u201chighly similar language and messaging.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tWhile some shared \u201clonger, more detailed comments designed to appear organic,\u201d the report described many posts as \u201cbrief, repetitive, and low in semantic complexity.\u201d These were meant to \u201cshape the overall tone of the discussion through scale rather than persuasion,\u201d the report claimed. (Though perhaps unsurprisingly, the report found that toxic content tied to Minaj\u2019s posts enjoyed \u201cenjoyed \u201csubstantially stronger amplification.\u201d)<\/p>\n \n\tThese allegedly fake profiles, the report added, were often posting alongside authentic users and \u201cadopting engagement rhythms that closely mirrored organic behavior.\u201d Such patterns, the report continued, suggested \u201ca deliberate attempt to integrate into genuine conversations, increasing the credibility and visibility of the amplified content.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n