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Iran's AI-Lego Memes Mock US, Israel, Reach 900 M Views

4/28/2026

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Iran turned AI-generated Lego videos into a meme campaign mocking the United States and Israel.
Iranian officials and diplomats posted the memes, reaching roughly 900 million views in the first 50 days of the war.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue said about 150 Iranian accounts posted the memes, a thirtyfold rise from two months earlier.
X kept most posts online while Instagram and YouTube removed some accounts for deceptive-practice violations.

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Iran turned AI-generated Lego videos into a meme campaign mocking the United States and Israel.
Iranian officials and diplomats posted the memes, reaching roughly 900 million views in the first 50 days of the war.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue said about 150 Iranian accounts posted the memes, a thirtyfold rise from two months earlier.
X kept most posts online while Instagram and YouTube removed some accounts for deceptive-practice violations.