The impact of animated messaging has been greatly accelerated in the era of real-time production. The evolution of AI animation and the proliferation of online social media platforms have created an ecosystem of on-the-fly animation commentary that goes far beyond weekly parodies. south park Or roughly blocking a recreation of a CGI news video from a few years ago.
A series of Lego-style AI animated videos produced by Iranian channel Explosive News are currently going viral online, taking aim at the US government, Donald Trump, Israel, and war with Iran. Rendered as plastic minifigures, the video depicts dying children in Gaza, military clashes, and the George Floyd and Epstein files.
This new phase of AI-powered “slopaganda” has been described as “very sophisticated” by propaganda experts, and the Lego video created by Explosive Media is estimated to have been viewed hundreds of millions of times since the US-Iran war began in February. Although the channel was launched in 2025, Explosive News has exploded in popularity, fueled by the incongruity of its seemingly innocent LEGO graphics, as it can churn out videos containing the latest information about wars almost as soon as (and sometimes even before) official announcements.
Explosive Media’s lead creator, anonymously known as “Mr. Explosive,” said in an interview with the BBC that his team of 10 chose the Lego-style rendering “because it’s the language of the world.” Lego figures and bricks are a favorite of popular stop-motion video creators, who have painstakingly created a hit YouTube channel that recreates and satirizes popular movie IPs. star wars, batman and lord of the ringsit is also possible to create original stories. Lego itself has expanded its toy brand into animation, producing numerous CG TV series, specials and feature films, including works by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. lego movie In 2014.
Although YouTube attempted to ban the Explosive News LEGO video, it continues to circulate widely on this and other platforms such as TikTok, X, and Instagram. A recent piece shared on the Explosive media videos channel features a rap trackback animation about a controversial Truth Social post of an AI-generated image that appears to depict President Trump as Jesus Christ (afterwards, Trump claims, “I thought it was me, the doctor”).
