{"id":2297758,"date":"2026-02-24T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2297758"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:05:30","slug":"nicki-minajs-social-media-engagement-inflated-by-bots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nicki-minajs-social-media-engagement-inflated-by-bots\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj\u2019s Social Media Engagement Inflated by Bots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-template-heading\">\n<figure>\n                            <br \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-info-row\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/author\/johnsonj\/\" class=\"author\">by <b> Jeroslyn JoVonn <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">February 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Research finds swarms of bots are artificially inflating Nicki Minaj&#8217;s right-leaning tweets.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"regular-line\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>A new report claims thousands of bots have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/nicki-minaj-backs-trump-immigration-policies-speaks-on-why-black-community-isnt-protesting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amplified right-leaning tweets from<\/a> Nicki Minaj on the Elon Musk-owned platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A new report <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/the-bots-powering-nicki-minajs-maga-war-00771317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has uncovered<\/a> a sophisticated network of bots amplifying posts from the MAGA-aligned rapper on\u00a0X, formerly known as\u00a0Twitter, <em>Politico<\/em> reported. The analysis, conducted by disinformation-tracking firm\u00a0Cyabra, identified more than 18,000 coordinated accounts allegedly boosting\u00a0Minaj\u2019s posts and manipulating the platform\u2019s algorithm to expand their reach.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis, which examined social media activity between Nov. 11 and Dec. 28, offers insight into how\u00a0Minaj raked up millions of views on the social platform and positioned herself as a high-profile figure embraced by the White House. <\/p>\n<p>In recent months, her sharp right-leaning critiques of figures like\u00a0Gavin Newsom\u00a0and\u00a0Don Lemon\u00a0have drawn millions of views and heavy amplification from far-right influencers on\u00a0X. Now, the new report <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000019c-7720-de8a-a1fc-ff6079aa0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sheds light<\/a> on where much of that engagement is originating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe don\u2019t really see a lot of high volume, high impact orchestration of bad and fake actors within that intersection of the geopolitically driven and music culture,\u201d said Dan Brahmy, the CEO and founder of Cyabra. \u201cIt is scarce in our field to see the combination of the bad and the fake online world with the entertainment world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>How were the bots identified?\u00a0Researchers said the inauthentic accounts stood out by repeatedly boosting\u00a0Minaj\u2019s posts with nearly identical praise, often using highly similar wording, especially under posts where genuine users were offering longer, more personalized criticism.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSupportive comments generated by fake profiles were predominantly brief, repetitive, and low in semantic complexity, consisting largely of praising keywords and positive hashtags rather than original or substantive engagement,\u201d the report found.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Researchers also flagged \u201clonger, more detailed comments designed to appear organic\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/nicki-minaj-trumps-no-1-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">among the inauthentic activity surrounding<\/a><strong> <\/strong>the \u201cAnaconda\u201d rapper. <\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the pattern points to a coordinated effort to blend into real conversations and boost the credibility and reach of the amplified posts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/miss-j-alexander-details-grueling-stroke-recovery-and-tyra-banks-was-a-hospital-no-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Iconic Miss J Alexander Details Grueling Stroke Recovery In Netflix Doc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>      <!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '709767812947612');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.blackenterprise.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jeroslyn JoVonn February 24, 2026 Research finds swarms of bots are artificially inflating Nicki Minaj&#8217;s right-leaning tweets. A new report claims thousands of bots have amplified right-leaning tweets from Nicki Minaj on the Elon Musk-owned platform. 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