Lego AI memes ignite Iran’s meme war against Trump
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A Verge profile of Explosive Media, an Iranian content group using AI-generated Lego videos to lampoon Trump and U.S. action in Iran. Their simple, narrative-driven shorts have gone viral on TikTok and elsewhere, fueling a meme-fueled war of ideas and drawing attention to how online narratives about the war are shaped. The group claims independence from state media and emphasizes Lego’s universal language to reach younger audiences, contrasting Iran’s storytelling with muddled U.S. messaging.
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