Iran-Backed Explosive Media Uses AI Lego Videos to Mock Trump

Explosive Media released a Lego-style video within minutes of Trump's announcement.

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AFR

The video featured a Lego Trump colluding with Gulf leaders and Iranian officials pressing a red button labeled back to the stone age.

Al Jazeera

The video concluded with a Lego Trump sobbing while holding a white flag and eating a taco.

Explosive Media has released more than a dozen videos since the war began, many with millions of views.

The group describes itself as independent but critics allege ties to the Iranian government.

Explosive Media's videos are part of a broader Iranian wartime propaganda strategy.

The videos tap American popular culture and portray Trump as old and isolated.

Ars Technica

The English-language content appears aimed at audiences outside Iran.

The group rejected claims of government ties as media distortion.

The White House has posted its own war-themed content.

YouTube banned Explosive Media's channel days after a video went viral.

“Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that he would not wipe out “a whole civilization” on Tuesday evening, a team of self-described young Iranian activists jumped into action”

Ars Technica

The Lego videos remain available on other platforms.

The volume of fake content outstrips the ability of fact-checkers.

Cyabra found AI-produced videos supportive of Iran achieved about 145 million views.

Meta, TikTok, and X have not issued any official comment.

The use of AI-generated memes reflects a shift in modern warfare.

Artificial intelligence becomes a major tool in shaping public opinion.

Colombia One

This meme war may indicate a shift in the global balance of media power.

The digital war continues even after a ceasefire.

The White House's use of memes remains primarily aimed at the domestic audience.