Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage Is Actually From a Video Game.

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game.

The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

Humiliated MAGA Governor’s Iran War Post Backfires After Video Game Clip Is Mistaken For Real Footage

As with most things these days, the early days of the U.S. military operation in Iran have led to a lot of viral things on social media that aren’t true. This has been everything from false reports of Tel Aviv in flames, to fake reports about U.S. planes being shot down, to various images, whether of attacks or protests, that are from previous wars or previous years. One such fake post fooled a Republican governor. According to the Daily Beast, …