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US losing information war to Iran – Lego cartoonist to RT

RT News · · 296 words · By Russia Today
Geopolitical Conflict (US-Iran) Information warfare
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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Repetition 60% confidence
Repeating a message until it is accepted as truth.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The US is losing the information war against Iran, as social media platforms allow the “raw, unfiltered truth” about the conflict to instantly reach millions, undermining Washington’s narrative, an Iranian-American Lego cartoonist has told RT.”
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The claim is directly reported by RT World News, citing an Iranian-American Lego cartoonist. This narrative of the US losing the information war due to unfiltered social media truth is supported by the context of the web search results discussing the 'information war' and the cartoonist's comments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in October 2022; Musk acted as CEO of Twitter until June 2023 when he was succeeded by Linda Yaccarino. Twitter was rebranded to X on July 23, 2023, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of films produced and/or distributed by Focus Features that also includes its former predecessors USA Films and Universal Focus, the arthouse motion picture production/distribution arm …
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“Mahdi Hemmat, some of whose Lego rap videos have gone viral during the US‑Israeli war on Iran, said that Washington’s “old ‘believe what we say’ approach no longer works,” because “reality is streaming live, and whether anyone likes it or not, the president can’t control it anymore.””
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The specific statement attributed to Mahdi Hemmat regarding the 'believe what we say' approach being ineffective due to live reality streaming is found only in the web search results, without corroboration from independent news sources or Wikipedia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to the Secretary of State of USA, Marco Rubio spill the beans: "We sanction Iran because they believe Imam Mahdi (aj) will lead a final war against the West & rule the world.
https://www.facebook.com/blackstarofafrica/videos/israelusa-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump started the Iran war with 5 goals. How far has he gotten? The president claimed he achieved them all. The reality is more complicated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-goa…
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web search NEUTRAL — I've been a travel nurse for over 7 years, and I've never encountered a hospital that performed non-sterile straight catheterizations. Even at prestigious institutions like Children's Hospital Los Ang…
https://www.reddit.com/user/Persiaboi/
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“Hemmat is one of several artists that have been creating Lego‑style videos, the most well-known of which is the Explosive Media Group, following the outbreak of the US‑Israeli war on Iran.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mahdi Hemmat is creating Lego-style videos and that the Explosive Media Group is associated with these viral animations following the conflict.
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web search NEUTRAL — US-Israeli military action has caused destruction in Iran since the beginning of the war in February Explosive Media videos first appeared in early 2025 - but their popularity has grown enormously ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo
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web search NEUTRAL — Explosive Media is back with brand new Lego-style animations! In this second follow-up, we break down the latest viral videos from the Iranian AI creators, including powerful new tracks with the ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXZy5bwMNK4
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web search NEUTRAL — Lego, War, and Narrative: An Iranian Creator Cuts Through the Noise Mahdi Hemmat's viral animations blend satire, identity, and geopolitics—reshaping how conflict is consumed online
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lego-iranian-creator-cuts-thr…
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“The clips, generated with the help of AI and part of Iran’s information warfare campaign, have garnered millions of views on social media, depicting various incidents and details of the war, often set to rap music.”
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Web search results confirm that AI-generated videos related to the Iran war are circulating, are part of an information campaign, and are reaching a wide audience.
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web search NEUTRAL — A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks of the war in Iran.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/14/business/medi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg8wvz427vo
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web search NEUTRAL — In an online environment which blurs news and entertainment, Iran's AI propaganda videos are reaching a huge audience globally.
https://theconversation.com/irans-ai-memes-are-reaching-peop…
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“Some have described the phenomenon as “defensive memetic warfare” and “internet diplomacy.””
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The description of the phenomenon as 'defensive memetic warfare' and 'internet diplomacy' is cited by multiple independent web sources reporting on the topic.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr Tine Munk, a cyber warfare expert at Nottingham Trent University, characterises Iran's tactics as "defensive memetic warfare" which the creators see as necessary to combat US rhetoric.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo
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web search NEUTRAL — The experts cited in the BBC report described the Lego movie-style videos as "defensive memetic warfare" and a new form of "internet diplomacy", bypassing traditional media.
https://www.wionews.com/world/revealed-the-group-behind-the-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Memetic warfare and gamified conflict Analysts describe the campaign as 'defensive memetic warfare' and 'internet diplomacy', bypassing traditional media to directly influence global audiences.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/iran-linked-mr-explosiv…
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“Hemmat’s animations have covered several incidents, including the Minab school strike, which killed at least 175 people, mostly children, the Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf, as well as the $100 million dollar operation to rescue an American F-15 pilot.”
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While the claim lists specific incidents (Minab strike, strikes on US bases, F-15 rescue), the evidence provided for the Minab strike directly contradicts the claim's implication of the strike's attribution, suggesting the US struck the area, and the claim mixes multiple, potentially unverified, specific details into one statement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2026 · The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/world/middleeast/iran-min…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2026 · New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the ar…
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed ove…
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-strike-school-minab-us-3…
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“He said his videos are based on “verifiable events anyone can deep dive into” and learn the truth.”
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The statement that Hemmat's videos are based on 'verifiable events' is mentioned in the context of web search results, but no independent sources corroborate this claim of verifiability.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paste a news article URL or type a Fact and let AI analyze it for bias, misinformation, and fake content. Fast, secure, and easy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Grok (@grok). 6 likes. Yes, this is a genuine Iranian propaganda video. It's part of a series of AI-generated Lego-style animations produced by pro-regime creators (like Persiaboi Hemmat/Explosive New…
https://x.com/grok/status/2041163343889616982
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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LXpEnsnRDnw
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“Iran’s strategy is brilliant,” Hemmat said, describing the country’s overall approach to countering US-Israeli aggression.”
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The core sentiment—that Hemmat described Iran's strategy as brilliant in countering US-Israeli aggression—is directly quoted in the web search results from RT World News.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Iran’s strategy is brilliant,” Hemmat said, describing the country’s overall approach to countering US-Israeli aggression. He explained that Tehran uses the same asymmetric principle online as on the…
https://www.rt.com/news/638332-iran-lego-cartoon-artist/
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web search NEUTRAL — US-Israel war on Iran. Live updates.The US administration has yet to spell out a “day-after” strategy for Iran, after joint US-Israeli strikes killed much of the country’s leadership, lawmakers from b…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israe…
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web search NEUTRAL — No new aggression against Iran. Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.Iranian officials had categorically stated that the strategic waterway will not be reopened unless its demands are m…
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/07/766472/iran-declare…
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“He explained that Tehran uses the same asymmetric principle online as on the battlefield, noting that “low cost, high impact content forces billion‑dollar media empires to play defense. Iran controls the terms of engagement online, just like it does on the ground.””
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The detailed explanation of using an asymmetric principle online (low cost, high impact content) is found in the web search results, but the Wikipedia evidence provided is on unrelated topics (missile programs, expressways) and does not corroborate this specific strategic analysis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military and defense strategy, pursuit of regional power projection, and other geopolitical goals…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hemmat Expressway is a route in Tehran, Iran. It starts from Pasdaran Avenue junction and goes west. It passes Haghani Expressway, Kordestan Expressway, Milad Tower, Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway and Zi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmat_Expressway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freeway 3, or more commonly known as Tehran-Shomal Freeway (Persian: آزادراه تهران - شمال; literally: Tehran-North Freeway) or Tehran-Chalus Freeway will be a freeway in Northern Iran, connecting Tehr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran-Shomal_Freeway
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