Elon Musk's X Reveals Numerous U.S. Political Accounts Are Operated from Abroad
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 24 2025
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New Feature on X: Elon Musk's platform, X, has launched a feature that reveals the location of accounts, exposing that many accounts discussing U.S. politics are based outside the U.S., raising concerns about the authenticity of political content.
Geographical Findings: Accounts like "MAGA NATION," with a significant following, have been found to originate from Eastern Europe, while others are located in Thailand, Nigeria, and Bangladesh, indicating a global spread of political discourse.
Account Location Determination: The "About This Account" feature uses various data points, including IP addresses and app store regions, to determine account locations, while also allowing users in risky regions to hide their exact location.
Tesla Stock Analysis: Analysts have a Hold consensus rating on Tesla (TSLA) stock, with an average price target suggesting an 8.6% downside risk, reflecting mixed investor sentiment.
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Analyst Views on TSLA
Wall Street analysts forecast TSLA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TSLA is 401.93 USD with a low forecast of 25.28 USD and a high forecast of 600.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
30 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
11 Hold
7 Sell
Hold
Current: 431.460
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
Current: 431.460
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
About TSLA
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, and offers services related to its products. Its segments include automotive, and energy generation and storage. The automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales and leasing of high-performance fully electric vehicles, and sales of automotive regulatory credits. It also includes sales of used vehicles, non-warranty maintenance services and collisions, part sales, paid supercharging, insurance services revenue and retail merchandise sales. The energy generation and storage segment include the design, manufacture, installation, sales and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. Its consumer vehicles include the Model 3, Y, S, X and Cybertruck. Its lithium-ion battery energy storage products include Powerwall and Megapack.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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