On Wednesday, the White House posted a video of actual military strikes on Iran in the style usually seen in Call of Duty highlight videos, and started the video with a clip from Call of Duty. The real-life footage of missiles and other munitions hitting targets in Iran shows clips seen in other Trump administration videos, like this one posted to the U.S. Central Command X account.
A new video from the White House mixes Call of Duty footage with actual video of Iran strikes
The video has footage, music, and edits like what you might see in Call of Duty highlight videos.
The video has footage, music, and edits like what you might see in Call of Duty highlight videos.
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As noted by The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, the animation at the start appears to be from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III when a player activates a killstreak reward that launches a nuclear strike. The administration has repeatedly used games as a basis for social media posts promoting its agenda. In September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video montage of ICE raids with the caption “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” set to the theme song from the original Pokémon TV show. A DHS post recruiting ICE officers used a Halo image with the text “DESTROY THE FLOOD.”
Activision and Xbox didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
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