The level of realism reached by video games has led to misunderstandings on social media dozens of times. While videos of war games were previously shown as being shot in regions such as Syria and Afghanistan, now the Arma 3 video shared as the Ukraine-Russia war has gone viral on social media.
While the whole world has been following the issue with concern in the last days when the tension between Ukraine and Russia has escalated, a game video shared on Facebook was interpreted by many as the war that started between the two countries.
Arma 3 video shared as the Ukraine-Russia war
While games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator offer movie-like realism, those who are not close to this world may not be able to tell the difference between the game and the real images. The final confusion consists of battle footage recorded in Arma 3.
A content producer named Warpig Gaming broadcasting live from Facebook, Ukraine and Russia brought together the military groups representing the military in ARMA 3 live broadcast. A Russia-based news channel reflected the images of the military simulation game ARMA 3 to the screens as a real war scene.
During the broadcast, the troops defending Ukraine attacked the Russian air defense, and then the Russians began to attack the Ukrainian air defense. However, it should be noted that this video, which spread at the speed of light on Facebook, is susceptible to misunderstanding with its title and content.
Live broadcast shared with the “Breaking News” statement “The Moment of War: Russia vs. Ukraine MiG-29 vs. It was published under the title “C-RAM”. Although the creator showed he was playing ARMA 3 during the broadcast, many people focused only on the battle scenes.
With more than 410,000 likes and 43 million views, the video quickly went viral as it was believed to be real on Facebook. In the comments to the video, it was seen that many people thought it was real, while some believed it was a visual effect, not a game. However, Facebook removed this post, which was misunderstood and suitable for fake content, from the platform.
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