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White House 'hype' videos mix real Iran footage with movie clips
Original: White House posts so-called 'hype' videos combining real Iran war footage alongside movie, video game clips
The White House has posted short 'hype' videos that combine real footage from US strikes on Iran with clips taken from Hollywood films and video games. The videos, shared on official channels, have drawn criticism for blurring the line between actual combat imagery and fiction at a moment of heightened tension over the Iran conflict, with questions raised about the appropriateness of packaging military action as entertainment-style content.
Why now: Government communications using fictional war imagery alongside real strike footage is an unusual and controversial practice at a time of active conflict with Iran
Evidence
- White House posts so-called 'hype' videos combining real Iran war footage alongside movie, video game clips · ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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