US governor boosts US-Iran 'combat footage' that is actually from War Thunder, featuring WW2-era weapons
A video circulating on social media, claimed to show a US battleship shooting down an Iranian fighter jet, has been identified as likely gameplay footage from War Thunder, featuring World War 2-era weaponry. Texas governor Greg Abbott shared the clip, which has since been deleted. Investigations suggest the warship resembles the USS Tennessee and the aircraft a German Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet, with no real-world reports of such an event. This incident highlights the growing issue of video game footage being mistaken for or used as real war footage for misinformation and propaganda purposes.
- Entities
- Propaganda
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Gaijin Entertainment
- Arma 3
- Video Game Misinformation
- War Thunder
- Greg Abbott
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