The video features visuals, music, and edits reminiscent of those found in Call of Duty highlight reels.
The video features visuals, music, and edits reminiscent of those found in Call of Duty highlight reels.
On Wednesday, the White House shared a video featuring real military actions against Iran, styled similarly to Call of Duty highlight films, and commenced the tape with a segment from Call of Duty. The authentic footage displaying missiles and various munitions striking targets in Iran includes excerpts from other videos released during the Trump administration, such as this one posted on the U.S. Central Command X account.
As stated by The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, the animation at the beginning seems to be derived from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III when a player activates a killstreak reward that triggers a nuclear strike. The administration has frequently employed video games as inspiration for social media content promoting its objectives. In September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video montage of ICE operations featuring the caption “Gotta Catch ‘Em All,” set to the theme music of the original Pokémon series. A DHS recruitment post for ICE officers utilized a Halo image accompanied by the words “DESTROY THE FLOOD.”
Activision and Xbox did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
