{"id":42788,"date":"2025-12-02T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=42788"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:00:13","slug":"x-twitter-lists-department-of-homeland-security-account-location-in-tel-aviv-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=42788","title":{"rendered":"

X\/ Twitter Lists Department of Homeland Security Account Location in Tel Aviv, Israel<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

X (formerly Twitter) rolled out a new feature in account profiles showing the location of where the account is based. A number of users affirmed that they took screenshots of the US Department of Homeland Security that listed its location as Tel Aviv, Israel.\u00a0X then briefly paused the feature for an \u201cunknown reason.\u201d The information was purged from the DHS page and DHS denied that its account is run from Israel.<\/p>\n

Some reports indicate that X had a glitch where it showed the actual location of each profile regardless of a VPN.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

\ud83d\udea8 DHS caught operating out of Tel Aviv, Israel!!<\/p>\n

I get that they run our government and all, but have y\u2019all not heard of a VPN?!<\/p>\n

Such an unserious government\u2026 \ud83d\ude12\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/H2GbEhlLiL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James Li (@5149jamesli)\u00a0November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n

Why does DHS have offices in Tel Aviv and why was its account opened in 2008 in Israel and continues to be operated out of Israel?\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/S8ny7Mi5zp<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/mFSnpqinaX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 GenXGirl (@GenXGirl1994)\u00a0November 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

From Restoring Liberty:<\/p>\n

A new transparency feature on X has sparked major political controversy after users circulated screenshots claiming the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s official account was listed as being based in Israel. The feature, which quietly appeared on the platform over the weekend, allows users to view the current or past location of an account by tapping the join-date field. While the tool was intended to expose foreign-operated influence accounts posing as Americans, the rollout instead created a wave of confusion and speculation.<\/p>\n

Almost immediately, users began posting screen captures showing the DHS location field reading \u201cTel Aviv, Israel.\u201d The images and videos spread rapidly across X and other platforms, intensifying criticism amid already heightened debate over U.S. support for Israel. Some posts also highlighted a surge of MAGA-branded accounts that appeared to originate from locations in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa\u2014supposedly undermining their authenticity.<\/p>\n

Initially, DHS responded informally with a meme-like image, but quickly followed with a formal statement denying the claim. The agency insisted that its account had \u201conly ever been run and operated from the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

https:\/\/t.co\/Xe6MVghyfV<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/4PJNovdEQT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov)\u00a0November 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

X leadership backed that explanation. Nikita Bier, the platform\u2019s Head of Product, called the viral screenshots \u201cfake news,\u201d explaining that a subset of older accounts had been assigned inaccurate creation locations due to shifting IP ranges over the years.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Why so many MAGA accounts are from Israel, India, and Nigeria?\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/26c0UuvmXC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Yassin (@YassSomali)\u00a0November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Soon after the uproar, the feature briefly disappeared from the platform before returning with modified behavior. DHS\u2019s account now displays \u201cUnited States\u201d as its location. However, it remains the only major government-linked account showing location data at all, raising new questions about the feature\u2019s rollout and consistency.<\/p>\n

____
\nhttps:\/\/joemiller.us\/2025\/11\/dhs-rocked-by-viral-claims-after-x-lists-account-location-in-israel\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}