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TF2 Fan Art = American WWI Propaganda??

Discussion in 'Media' started by Khan, Sep 8, 2014.

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How do you think this image turned up in the documentary?

  1. A scheming Russian intern put it in as a prank.

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  2. A careless researcher put it in after mistaking it for WWI propaganda.

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  3. No, there was a different reason. I'll post down below what I think happened.

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  1. Khan

    Khan

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    In case any of you haven't seen this yet...
    http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/05/team-fortress-2-poster-mistaken-for-us-propaganda-on-ru

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    (This image designed by DeviantArt user TankTaur.)

    Russia's Channel One created a historical documentary about American propaganda used in World War One. The underlying purpose of this documentary, it seems, was to warn Russian citizens of the American tendency to propagate lies about and dehumanize their rivals. The documentary itself is a propaganda tool used to slur the American reputation.
    If that isn't entertaining enough, the documentary also cited Team Fortress 2 fan art as an example of American propaganda used during the first World War. It begs the question: did the "researchers" for this documentary just pull random images off of Google to use? How could such a ridiculous error come about? Perhaps a Russian intern thought to pull a prank? In any case, the documentary can be viewed on YouTube at the link below, which will take you to approximately the ten-minute mark where the TF2 poster is shown.
    http://youtu.be/HI4SrQSdbJQ?t=9m59s
     
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    Khan, Sep 8, 2014
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  2. Gamerman

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    O_O
     
    Gamerman, Sep 8, 2014
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  3. Woody

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    I highly doubt it was a mistake, but a very interesting article no doubt!

    Thanks for sharing.
     
    Woody, Sep 9, 2014
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