Iran's Lego Propaganda: Trump as Villain, Netanyahu as Puppet

0:00Iran-aligned AI studios are dropping unofficial sequels to the LEGO movie, casting Donald Trump as the big bad villain in this digital propaganda. Battle over the Middle East conflict. These slick animations rack up millions of views on X, TikTok and Facebook, even though those apps are blocked in Iran. They hit hard with themes like Trump as a raging fool, Netanyahu as the puppet master, Epstein file cover-ups, and Iran rising above America and Israel. The videos pulsed to American accent and rap beats or electronic dance tracks loaded with fresh political jabs like the straight-of-for-moo's only opening on. Imam Kamene Sayso, or Trump as fake Jesus after his deleted holy post. Last week, they roasted FBI director Cash Patel for drinking rumors, showing him wasted in a hockey jersey during Olympic gold celebrations. Scientists are sharing these clips thousands of times from random influencers to state media like Russia Today and Tehran Times.

1:03Critics call out anti-semitic vibes like bloodthirsty Netanyahu tropes tying into Iran's long history of that rhetoric. The creators push back, saying it's just anti-zionist, spotlighting regime atrocities. The top producer, explosive media, kicked off these LEGO vids last June and cranked them up after the war sparked in late February. In a recent BBC chat, their rep, uh, Mr. Explosive, finally admitted the Iranian government is a paying customer, ditching claims of full independence. LEGO works as a universal language, they say, way better than raw war footage. Meanwhile, the U.S. is playing the same online troll game with gamified missile strike clips to hype victories. This shareable style marks a huge shift from Iran's old school anthems, pulling western vibes into the mix and keeping everyone hooked in though. Global gander war. Local news powered by AI. This is Sydney News Today.