Many X users are reeling today after discovering their favorite “America First” account was not made in America. It appears the United States is importing a lot of its patriotic and “pro-MAGA” content from places like Pakistan and Nigeria.
“Just one more thing we don’t make in America anymore,” lamented one social media user.
On the flip side, it was also revealed that some of the left’s favorite grievance catnip is originating from places like India, Bangladesh, Qatar and North Africa.
For once, users on both sides seem to agree that we need to stop off-shoring our culture war content. Knowing where the information is coming from is a good first step toward assessing its reliability.
However, it is probably the case that your average online culture warrior doesn’t give a shit where their content originates as long as it’s feeding their priors. So the extent to which users are being manipulated may not be that great. Everyone wants to think the other side is being misled, while they’re being given the straight dope.
As for this content, it’s beaming straight out of the American heartland. This account offers up authentic, corn-fed content too dim-witted and poorly presented to have been written by an artificial impersonator.
That’s how you know you’re getting the real deal.
