Overview
- The U.S. Army said it has no record of a soldier named Jessica Foster, confirming the persona is fictional.
- Posts depicted staged encounters with President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky and Melania Trump, plus scenes on a warship in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Instagram profile funneled followers to paid pages, with OnlyFans removing a linked account for failed verification and a Fanvue account subsequently promoted.
- The account grew to more than one million followers in roughly four months, drawing heavy engagement from men and MAGA‑aligned profiles.
- After the takedown, copycat accounts recycled the same AI images, and researchers flagged a wider trend of AI‑made pro‑Trump and military personas across TikTok, Instagram and X, as well as Iranian military videos.