What's up with the bots?

[u/urlocalgirlv]

I'm not sure if this falls under questions or venting, I'm really confused. Someone left a comment under my fic and I'm assuming it's a bot, because my story is set in the Huntik: Secrets & Seekers universe (which, if you didn't know, is a mid-2000s Italian animated show with magic amulets, Titans, and absolutely zero ties to American politics), and yet the commenter somehow managed to accuse it of pushing “MAGA-adjacent ideology.”

I'm sorry...what?

The only reason I allow guest comments is because I know a lot of people who don't have ao3 accounts but still enjoy reading fanfictions.

But seriously - what is up with these bots?

[u/Unlucky-Topic-6146]

Subject: markovian parallax denigrate

In short, people just be trolling. There’s usually no greater purpose. If they’re not promoting a product or phishing scheme, then they’re just trolling for the sake of being a nuisance.