About this episode

The episode explores how viral Lego-style AI videos mocking Donald Trump were created amidst Iran's online propaganda efforts.

After Donald Trump announced a pause to the US operation in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's online propaganda machine was quick to declare victory. Explosive Media, one of the groups behind Lego-style videos mocking Trump, proclaimed it "TACO Tuesday", ie that the US president had "chickened out". Meanwhile, Minecraft, the Minions and Simpsons-style characters are joining the legions of copycats. FRANCE 24's Technology Correspondent Peter O’Brien looks at how these videos are actually made.

People in this episode

Host: Peter O’Brien

Topics covered

• Iran propaganda
• AI videos
• viral content
• media analysis
• technology

Keywords

• Iran
• Donald Trump
• AI videos
• propaganda
• Explosive Media
• Lego-style
• viral content

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Explosive Media

Places: Iran, US, Strait of Hormuz

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