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Russia Posts Video Game Screenshot As 'Irrefutable Proof' of US Helping IS (bbc.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the fair-use dept.

Plus1Entropy shares a report from BBC, adding: "But when I asked Putin, he said they didn't do it": Russia's Ministry of Defense has posted what it called "irrefutable proof" of the U.S. aiding so-called Islamic State -- but one of the images was actually taken from a video game. The ministry claimed the image showed an IS convoy leaving a Syrian town last week aided by U.S. forces. Instead, it came from the smartphone game AC-130 Gunship Simulator: Special Ops Squadron. The ministry said an employee had mistakenly attached the photo. The Conflict Intelligence Team fact-checking group said the other four provided were also errors, taken from a June 2016 video which showed the Iraqi Air Force attacking IS in Iraq. The video game image seems to be taken from a promotional video on the game's website and YouTube channel, closely cropped to omit the game controls and on-screen information. In the corner of the image, however, a few letters of the developer's disclaimer can still be seen: "Development footage. This is a work in progress. All content subject to change."

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  1. Does this mean.. by fred911 · · Score: 4, Funny

    we can't be friends?

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  2. Maybe they should hack a dictionary.com ... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

    "irrefutable proof"

    ... 'cause Russia's Ministry of Defense doesn't seem to know what either of those words mean.

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  3. In Soviet Russia ... by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... the game edits the evidence footage.

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    sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
  4. VODKA by Zorro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Makes you say many things.

  5. Re:Hard to find the truth by Mr+D+from+63 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Baghdad Bob drinking vodka these days?

  6. Virtually assured destruction. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't wait until the Russians see what kind of military hardware we have in other video games. They are going to be totally scared.

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  7. Would've been better with Yoda by aoeusnth · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Russians are total amateurs. This is how you do world-class incompetence.

  8. In other news... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Breitbart is showing video footage from Wolfenstein 2 as proof that Antifa is violent.

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