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DAVID MARCUS: Why are we letting foreign foes use X payouts to wage war against us?

X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced a monetization change to curb foreign gaming of US accounts, though Elon Musk has since delayed the move

By David Marcus Fox News

Published March 25, 2026 3:57pm EDT

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Imagine if, during World War II, the Germans had been able to pay millions of dollars to minor American celebrities to run pro-Nazi short films in U.S. movie theaters. It sounds absurd, but it is actually miniscule compared to what our enemies can achieve today through social media.

On Tuesday night, Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, dropped a stunning thread on X alleging that several high-ranking figures in the conservative politics orbit were engaged in a 22-month "foreign-linked influence network" attacking her and the Trump administration.

Wilkins convincingly purports to show that online campaigns in 2024 painting her as an Israeli spy were coordinated through foreign online accounts such as Russia Today. The detailed evidence she provides is confusing to laymen, but what it clearly shows is inorganic growth for the conspiracy.

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This same network, she alleges, is operating to undermine the Trump administration’s military........

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