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X suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US…

The platform says the networks targeted US political debate across the spectrum, with the midterm elections now closing in; the source remains in a garage.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Overnight
Published 12:46 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “X suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US midterms”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:46 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: US.

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Al JazeeraX suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US midterms

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorX says it suspended thirteen thousand accounts it alleges were foreign influence networks, aimed at American political debate across the spectrum ahead of the midterms.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA source familiar with the matter joins us, from a parking garage.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, who were these accounts, and how do you know?
Yusuf Delacroix-freeI can neither confirm nor deny that I know.
Yusuf Delacroix-freeI can say the lighting down here is bad, and I parked near the elevator for a reason.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe company announced the number publicly. What do you know that the announcement doesn't say?
Yusuf Delacroix-freeI can neither confirm nor deny that. Hypothetically, thirteen thousand is a number, and I'd have said it too.
Yusuf Delacroix-freeOff the record, I've circled this level twice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwice.
Yusuf Delacroix-freeSpot forty-one is taken. I can neither confirm nor deny by whom, but it's a gray sedan, and it has been there since Tuesday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is the first confirmed detail tonight, and it's about a sedan. Thank you. Level three is nearly full.

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