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How pro-Iran groups use LEGO animations as a propaganda tool

Full Episode
50:17

A logo of the Danish toy manufacturer “LEGO” pictured in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2019.

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AI-generated LEGO videos have become one of the most unexpected propaganda tools in the current Iran war. The clips use humor, memes and video-game-style animation to mock global leaders, while pushing pro-Iran narratives online. Also, residents flee north as Israel strikes Lebanon, including the historic city of Tyre. And, Brazil’s government plans to invest $75 million to pave and improve a highway running through a largely untouched section of the Amazon. Plus, a conversation with Cheikh Ibra Fam, a Senegalese musician who says the choirs he joined while traveling with his family as a child became his classrooms.

In This Episode

‘Trojan horse made of plastic bricks’: How pro-Iran groups use LEGO animations as a propaganda tool
5:42
Israel strikes Tyre as residents flee north from the historic Lebanese city
7:25
Two weeks away from the World Cup, there’s controversy and excitement off the pitch
6:21
Iconic UK chalk figure is getting a makeover
1:24
Six months after a bombshell investigation, reform remains elusive in Romania
6:00
‘A love letter wrapped in pain’
11:39
Lula to pave highway through untouched part of Brazilian Amazon
6:16
New album from Senegal conjures a beautiful world
1:41