Dozens of fake videos have flooded social media in recent days purporting to show documents from the war in Israel and the use of the new Iron Beam laser defense system.
In fact, the specific footage comes from a well-known war video game, Arma 3.
Fake news
The video below allegedly shows the iron beam in action
Israel 🇮🇱 shoots down laser missiles.
🇮🇱 A defense system based on “Magan Or” laser weapons.
Amazing technology. pic.twitter.com/vGCqP6Rcuy
– Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) October 15, 2023
Company announcement
Bohemia Interactive, the developer of Arma 3, said it was saddened that footage from the game was used to spread misleading news about the war in Israel.
Specifically, Bohemia said on Twitter: “With the tragic events happening in the Middle East, we feel it is important to share our opinion about Arma 3 being used as fodder for fake news. It is sad for all of us to see the game we love being used in this way. Despite “We have found a way to solve the problem to some extent in cooperation with relevant companies, but unfortunately we cannot eliminate it completely. We see that many of you are trying to expose such videos on social media, and we thank you for that.”
Dear Armagh community,
With the tragic events currently unfolding in the Middle East, we feel it is necessary to once again share our statement on the use of chemical weapons. #Arma3 As a source of fake news footage:https://t.co/nA8bbuehTX
It’s frustrating for us to see the match we’re all watching… pic.twitter.com/9Ha4uNnR2a
— Arma Platform (@ArmaPlatform) October 10, 2023
BBC journalist Shayan Sardarzadeh provided several videos from Arma 3, which were presented as footage of Israeli missiles.
Bohemia showed fans different ways to distinguish Arma 3 videos from the real thing, such as lower resolution, shaky camera, and various events that supposedly happen at night to hide the game’s flaws.
Another fake video
New iron beam in full display. pic.twitter.com/XtnqDoAmUi
– Israeli Mossad (@MOSSADil) October 15, 2023
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