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Trump’s fake AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ leaves US military scrambling (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 1 month ago by [M] to c/politics@sh.itjust.works
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The Defense Department was forced on Monday to deny the U.S. had struck Iran’s main petroleum export facility after President Donald Trump posted a fake but very realistic AI-generated video showing a purported attack by American forces.

The video, posted to the president’s Truth Social account, appears to show oil storage tanks and refineries erupting in flames from the perspective of someone filming from inside a helicopter above the carnage, with an accompanying message describing the scene as “Kharg Island being blown to smithereens” and signed as “President DJT.”

But a U.S. official said no such attack had taken place, with Kharg Island not being among the locations targeted overnight in what has been the first exchange of fire between American and Iranian forces in weeks.

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[–] 95 points 1 month ago* (8 children)

> "Very realistic"

> Looks like a trailer for a low-rent FPS on the PS4

Image of the purported "very realistic" slop video

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  • [–] 50 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Well yeah, but the Trump target audience is the people who fall for Medicare scams and fake Facebook profiles of hot Ukrainian women ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    • [–] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    1000% chance Trump thought it was real.

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    • [–] 18 points 1 month ago

    The Department of Defense

    Pretty sure we gloated about calling it “Department of War” whenever ago. Given we’re in one, why shy away now? #ManufacturedConsent

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    [–] 17 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Trump (or whatever account manager posted this) is just trolling, for attention.

    It turns out the whole world is terrible at "don't feed the trolls."

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    Natalie is the whoever. She has control over Trump's social media account, and has posted under his name, including replying to world leaders and issuing orders via tweet.

    But Trump also has access to that account, and posts slop as well. He likely auto prompts whatever slop machine is built into truth social.

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    • [–] [S] 11 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    If you haven't seen the movie War Games, please do. Pirate it if you have to.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    This is more of a Dr. Strangelove situation.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    We watched War Games in high school, I had to look this one up. It's got great reviews: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove

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  • [–] 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Yes, War Games is about the dangers of automating everything (a relatively lighthearted precursor to Terminator), but Dr. Strangelove is what happens when literally crazy people are in charge.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 month ago

    but Dr. Strangelove is what happens when literally crazy people are in charge.

    Yeah, crazy people. Neurotypicals would never act like that. No siree. Now where did I leave my gun, I've got to defend my country by strafing some civilians from a helicopter. It would be unpatriotic not to.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Even if you've never seen it, you've likely seen bits. Slim Pickens riding a nuke to detonation. Peter Sellers is good in almost everything he was in. And Kubrick, anything Kubrick is worth watching at least once. Full Metal Jacket, the shining, clockwork orange, 2001.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    What year was is released? I'm seeing several movies with war games in the title.

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    • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    That’s what happens when you elect a shit-flinging primate as your head of state.

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    [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I wasn't sure the actual video would look as fake as the picture in the post, so I watched it. Yeah, not realistic at all. What a stupid fucktard.

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    He only cares what things look like, not what actually is.

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