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Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war
(theconversation.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2026
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They’re utilizing nostalgia. Mixing edgy themes like war imagery and the Epstein files with Lego is also fascinating. In a way a lot of us are fascinated by having their childhood be ruined. I am not sure why but it‘s definitely a thing people seek out.