Arma 3: this is video game footage, not war in Gaza
11 November 2023 |
8:30 am
Many videos claiming to show real footage of fighting on the ground in Gaza are in fact, simulated video game footage from ‘Arma 3.’ It’s a highly realistic military video game which has, in the past been the game of choice for spreaders of disinformation online, misrepresented as war footage from several conflicts. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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