We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran

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Explosive Media produces viral AI-generated Lego-style videos promoting pro-Iran propaganda, depicting themes like dying children, fighter jets, and Donald Trump.
The content portrays Iran as resisting a global oppressor, the United States, and includes misleading narratives, such as linking Trump to cannibalism via Epstein files and showing fabricated rescue missions.
Despite being labeled as 'slopaganda,' experts describe the videos as highly sophisticated, with hundreds of millions of views, targeting Western audiences using culturally tailored AI tools.
Mr. Explosive, a representative, admitted the Iranian government is a customer, though previously claimed independence, and defended the work as honorable for the homeland.
The videos spread disinformation, such as denying a U.S. pilot rescue and alleging uranium theft, amplified by influencers among English-speaking audiences.
Iran uses 'defensive memetic warfare' to combat U.S. rhetoric, creating real-time content after major war developments, often exaggerating damage to Gulf locations.
The regime's internet shutdown restricts most Iranians, but Explosive Media accesses 'journalist internet,' while platforms struggle to curb the rapidly reappearing accounts.
Experts warn this agile propaganda bypasses traditional media, blurring facts and escalating risks of misinterpretation in conflicts.

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