US's Call of Duty vs Iran’s Lego videos: who is winning the online war?
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Episode US's Call of Duty vs Iran’s Lego videos: who is winning the online war?
Donald Trump has postponed his “scheduled” attack on Iran for now, but who is winning the online war between the two countries?
America’s military has pumped out videos of air strikes and missile attacks, often spliced in with video game footage and overlaid with high octane music for maximum effect. Meanwhile, Iranian activists have created slick Lego animation videos set to hip hop music. Venetia Rainey chats to information warfare specialist Tal Hagin about which is cutting through more.
They also discuss the rise in AI-driven misinformation, anti-Semitism and desensitisation during the Iran war, from the deadly Minab school attack to Benjamin Netanyahu’s “extra” finger and rumoured death.
Plus, how can Israel deal with the growing Hezbollah drone threat? Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi, founder of the Alma Center, explains what it’s like living in northern Israel at the moment and why a bigger war with Lebanon would be needed to root out the terror group.
Highlights
• America’s Call of Duty vs Iran’s Lego videos: who is winning the online war? • Why Israel wants to go deeper into Lebanon to root out Hezbollah
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Tal Hagin, information warfare analyst @talhagin
Lt Col. Sarit Zehavi, founder Alma Center @ZehaviAlma
Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells
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