The official White House account on X has gone viral for posting a bombing montage made to look like Call of Duty gameplay amid the ongoing war between the US, Israel, and Iran, where 800 Iranians have perished– 165 of whom are school children. The montage posted on March 4 has since earned mixed reactions online, with many in disbelief.
In the footage, a Call of Duty airstrike gameplay was spliced with actual unclassified footages of the Iran bombing, though the official bombing footage was also edited with Call of Duty killstreak UI. The post was made a few days after Iran was hit with the most brutal wave of war casualties so far, when a missile directly hit a girls’ school in Minab, leading to more than 165 deaths. Most of the deaths were of children aged seven to 12.
For the record, it’s not clear where the missile came from, though it reportedly hit the school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign, at around 10-11 AM on Saturday. Pete Hegseth, US defense secretary, has released a statement, saying, “All I can say is we’re investigating that. We, of course, never target civilian targets, but we’re taking a look and investigating that.” With that said, California Governor Gavin Newsom has already condemned the use of US or Israeli bombs against school children.
People are Calling Out the Absurdity of the Call of Duty Iran Bombing Montage
As for the Call of Duty montage, online reactions imply all sorts of headaches from X users, with some accusing the White House of using Call of Duty as some kind of recruitment propaganda, as one commenter stated, “It’s called Propaganda for kids.” Others refuted the claim, arguing kids aren’t exactly fixated on Call of Duty these days, “They would have used Roblox or Fortnite for kids.”
Many were still questioning the legitimacy of the post or whether the White House account simply got hacked, with comments such as, “cant believe this is a white house post” or “is this real.” So far, the official White House X account hasn’t taken it down, and it could well be real and intended. It’s not the first time a federal social media account posted video game-related content.
In the past, the official White House similarly went viral for using Halo to promote its anti-immigration policies, even likening the iconic Master Chief to Trump and immigration enforcement agents. Hence, certain commenters can’t help but doubt the Trump administration, even pointing out supposed past promises, “So much for no wars.”
