Bonus Ep: How Iran is using rap and lego to win the propaganda war
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Bonus Ep: How Iran is using rap and lego to win the propaganda war
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Iran’s war time propaganda videos featuring AI rap music and Lego characters are getting millions of views online.
They praise the Islamic Republic, and mock Trump. But their message is also dark, anti-semitic and leaning into conspiracy theories.
So how has a regime that’s shut down the internet, and isn’t known for its sense of humor captured the zeitgeist so well?
Today, Holly Dagres, an Iranian-American analyst from the Washington Institute on Iran’s viral meme war and what it tells us about the regime.
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Guest: Senior fellow at the Washington Institute, Holly Dagres
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