THE IMAGE WAR. On May 8, 2025, the Pakistani government transmitted in X a publication aimed at “congratulating the Armed Forces to respond quickly to the assault and the loose attack of India”, in Cashmere. Problem: To illustrate these words, a video game video Weapon 3 It was used.
Dressed by Internet users on the social network, this error was confirmed by the specialized account in the detection of false information, D.
Weapon 3 regularly used for propaganda
In the first seconds, we see an anti -aircraft against a supposedly Indian fighter, but this sequence is actually taken fromWeapon 3A particularly realistic war video game. This sequence, which found a great echo with pro-pakistan accounts, was originally broadcast on a Facebook page, Gaming Affin, in 687,000 subscribers.
In the Facebook publication, the specific account that this is a replica for an air attack, filmed as a drone.
This is not the first time thatWeapon 3 It is used for propaganda purposes. In March 2022, it was discovered that the images allegedly from the Ukraine front were also taken from this game developed by the interactive study of Bohemia.
Then, the study alerted the players and users of social platforms, explaining that “not being delighted [que son jeu] It can be confused with the real fighting images used as war propaganda. “
These videos, which are used for a camp or another, are generally very popular on social networks. This is the case of the sequence transmitted by Pakistan, which has already been seen more than 220,000 times in X.
For several days, India and Pakistan have been a ruthless battle for the control of the Kashmir, a region between the two countries. There have been several bombings since an attack on April 22, 2025. There are already more than 48 dead in both fields, mainly civil.
Source: BFM TV
