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Brett Schaefer

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
140 total appearances

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ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

It is.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

It's not something you would expect from diplomats.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

So good political satire is something you expect from comedians.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

That's not normally the world of diplomats.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

We did not see this from the Iranians before this war started.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

They're targeting Americans, and I think they're also just targeting a global audience.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

But you're right, outside of Iran.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

I mean, for one, almost all of the content that has gone viral has been in English.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

But also, you have to keep in mind, there's an internet blackout in Iran.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

So Iranians are not seeing this content, for the most part.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

So yes, I do think they are targeting Americans here, but they also know that public opinion globally is important.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

And so I think they're reaching a wide audience outside of both Iran and the United States here.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

They are all over.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

So we already discussed this kind of music video that was put out, this 80s synth pop

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

That was put out by a German content creator.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

There have been some rumors that actually one of the people putting out the LEGO-inspired videos is somewhere in the US.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

There are other content creators who seem to be somewhere in the Middle East.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

There's been interviews with them.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

Some claim to be in Iran, which would actually suggest they are getting some level of government support if they're able to post during the conflict.

ABC News Daily
Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

But these are people scattered kind of all over the globe.