10 million views. That’s the raw number one pro-Iran AI LEGO video mocking Trump’s Iran backdown notched on X in under 48 hours last week.
Look, I’ve chased Silicon Valley hype for two decades—hype that promises to change everything, usually lines the pockets of a few VCs. But this? Explosive Media, a crew of young Iranians scripting LEGO Movie knockoffs with AI, just flipped the script on propaganda. No tanks rolling through Tehran streets. Just plastic Trump figs colluding with Gulf royals, then hitting the big red ‘stone age’ button.
And it works. Brutally.
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“We were almost certain Trump would back down, it was clear to us,” one Explosive Media anonymous told WIRED, smug as hell. They’d prepped the vid—Trump figurine waving a white flag, chowing a taco (TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out)—minutes after his no-nuke-Iran speech. Adjusted the 10-point ceasefire nod, boom, posted to X and Telegram. Caption? “IRAN WON! Trump Surrendered. TACO will always remain TACO.”
“We were almost certain Trump would back down, it was clear to us,” a member of the Explosive Media team, who did not want to publicly identify themselves, tells WIRED. “We were prepared for this scenario and had content ready in advance. We just made a few adjustments and released it.”
This isn’t your grandpa’s Pravda. Started as a dud YouTube channel in 2025, scraping hundreds of views on rants. February hits: AI tools (they won’t name ‘em—smart)—script, animate, edit. Suddenly, TikTok, Insta, X light up. One shows Trump with Satan, Netanyahu, scanning the “Epstein File” before greenlighting strikes. Missiles named for Malcolm X, Epstein victims. Another: victory sign Trump, ass aflame. Rap tracks in English, even a Spotify page.
Here’s my unique take, absent from the original: This reeks of Cold War redux, but memefied. Remember CIA cartoons dropping psyops leaflets over Vietnam? Or KGB flicks smearing Reagan? Explosive Media’s just supercharged it with AI—cheap, fast, viral. Prediction: By 2028, every mid-tier autocracy runs an AI meme farm. China’s already testing; Russia’s got Telegram bots. Who profits? Not us. The toolmakers—Midjourney, Runway—rake ad dollars while geopolitics memes its way to chaos.
Why Do Americans Actually Watch This Crap?
Moustafa Ayad from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue nails it: these distill Iran’s side quick, in a tone Yanks get, hitting U.S. gripes.
“People are disengaging from some of the real conflict content and looking for something that can distill what’s happening quickly and in a language and tone that they understand and that’s what those LEGO videos are doing,” Ayad says.
Broad appeal, unlike Trump’s war-footage-movie-clip slop for MAGA diehards. Explosive claims independence—no regime ties. Bull. Iran’s net’s choked; these kids got bandwidth. “Pretty close to the government,” one expert snarks. They’ve studied us too: “Americans themselves have been helping us—and that support and guidance continues.” Tips from U.S. users? Creepy collaboration.
Past Iran LEGO efforts? Clunky IRGC shares in ‘24, state media victory dances in the Twelve-Day War. Kid stuff next to this polish.
But wait—buzzword alert. ‘Sophisticated AI-generated content.’ PR spin? Nah, it’s real. Yet who’s monetizing? Views mean algo juice, ad rev on Spotify/TikTok. Iranian soft power on the cheap.
One vid: Trump hurls chair at generals. Gulf pals plot. Iran nukes ‘em metaphorically. Millions laugh—or rage-share. Trump’s camp? Crickets, or lame counters.
Skeptical vet mode: This exposes AI’s dark underbelly. Not job-killing chatbots. Weaponized culture hacks. We’ve seen Valley ignore ethics for growth—Zuckerberg turning a blind eye to election meddlers. Now AI lowers the bar. Any dissident with a VPN and Stable Diffusion trolls a superpower.
Is This the New Face of AI Propaganda?
Damn right. Explosive learns daily: U.S. memes, music drops. They’ve cracked it—LEGO’s kid-friendly sheen masks the venom. Trump as clown? Lands with war-weary scrollers.
Critics scream state ties. Group denies. Internet access screams otherwise. In a blacked-out Iran, you’re elite or plugged.
Bold call: Watch non-state actors (ha) pivot to U.S. midterms. AI Trump-Biden LEGO cage matches? Coming. Platforms? Too slow, too profit-hungry to nuke ‘em.
And the money question—always mine. Not Trump, not activists. AI firms. Views = data = models trained on propaganda slop. Cycle spins.
Short para for punch: Terrifyingly effective.
We’ve got history parallels: Nazi Disney parodies in WWII leaflets. Same playbook, turbo AI.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Explosive Media’s AI LEGO videos about?
Mocking Trump’s Iran policy with LEGO figs—collusion, backdowns, fiery asses—in under 60 seconds, AI-made.
Are these pro-Iran memes linked to the government?
They claim no, but unrestricted internet in blackout Iran says yes—likely regime-adjacent kids.
Can AI troll videos like these sway U.S. politics?
Already hitting millions, tapping anti-war vibes. Not elections yet, but psyops evolution for sure.
