Is Andrew Tate really tweeting from jail? An investigation.

• Andrew Tate appears to be tweeting defiantly from jail, but probably isn't.
• He most likely tells his team what to publish, but it is also possible he has access to a phone.
• Tate was arrested at the end of December as part of a human-trafficking investigation.

All through his weeks-long stint in Romanian jail, Andrew Tate seems to have posted a string of defiant messages on Twitter, protesting his innocence and even beefing with Logan Paul.

But in all likelihood he's probably not the one sending the messages.

Let's look at the evidence.

On December 30, the day after Tate was arrested as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation in Bucharest, his account tweeted "The Matrix sent their agents" to his 4.7 million followers.

His account also alleged that the Matrix "attacked" him after reports suggested he had been sent to hospital a few days later.

Alongside these cryptic personal updates have been a steady stream of Tate's teachings about personal progress, making money, and masculinity.

The reposted content could have been scheduled in advance, perhaps even prior to Tate's arrest. But the retweets and up-to-date commentary about Tate's situation mean someone is running the account in real time.

"Anyone who believes I'm a human trafficker is genuinely a moron," one reads, for example.

Romanian lawyer Stefan Loredan, who has a practice in Dubai but has followed Tate's case closely, told Insider that Tate would not be allowed to have a phone in jail.

That doesn't make it impossible, though, he said.

"It's mainly because they either bribed the guards or they buy them from other people that manage to smuggle them in," he said. "Now, in terms of his tweets, I think there's somebody else tweeting on his behalf, if you ask me. I don't think he has a phone inside."

Insider tried to contact someone in Tate's camp, which is difficult because of their distrust of the mainstream media.

One response did come back — an Australian influencer known as the Sartorial Shooter, a vocal ally of Tate.

While some outlets have described him as Tate's manager, he told Insider he's "just a good mate" and that Tate "manages himself." He did not share his name with Insider.

"From what I understand, tweets are communicated by Andrew to his lawyer, then by his lawyer to the team," he said. "I'm not certain but that's what I believe."

Insider reached out to Romania's DIICOT agency and the prison police commissioner but has not heard back. Tate's team did not respond to Insider's email or direct messages to his Twitter account, so the investigation remains open.