A pro-Iran individual or group has been releasing AI‑generated, animated videos made in the style of Lego movies that mock convicted felon/sexual abuser/now suspected pedophile President Donald Trump in an impactful digital propaganda campaign that is being created on the fly during the ongoing US‑Israeli aggression against Iran. The videos were being put out by a YouTube and Instagram account named @akhbarenfenjari (“Explosive Media”). YouTube and Instagram have banned the accounts, but the videos are still available on Telegram under the name akhbarenfejari. Explosive Media also has an account on TikTok.
The creator(s) and use animation and meme culture to ridicule Trump and try to shape the narrative online. They provide an interesting example of how modern propaganda warfare is evolving.
The style is being called “slopaganda,” or AI-generated video that’s built fast and designed to appeal to specific audiences.
The videos have been drawing millions of views and overwhelmingly supportive comments.
Some examples of the comments people around the world have posted below the video above:
“There’s more truth in 1 minute and 30 second Lego video than 100 years of Western Mainstream media.”
“Iran definitely winning media war”
“Incredibly accurate.”
“The worst is probably how much truth there is in the lyrics.”
“i am so okay with this. i am from the land of LEGO (Denmark) and they wanted greenland from us – keep these bangers coming.”
“i was never worried about Iran enriching URANIUM… but this song has me worried about Iran going PLATINUM”
Here is an impactful 1:49 Lego video short here, found on the /iran subreddit:
A somewhat darker video that came out earlier in the campaign: