RicePigeon Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/05/team-fortress-2-poster-mistaken-for-us-propaganda-on-russian-state-television/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0 As part of an effort to show how the United States uses propaganda to influence the mindset of its citizens, a historical documentary recently aired by Russia's Channel One offered up what it said was a First World War poster portraying German soldiers as monsters who literally eat babies. One problem: It wasn't a soldier, it was the Soldier, and the poster is actually Team Fortress 2 fan art. The show, which presumably came about as a result of rising tensions between the US and Russia, offered the poster as evidence of US efforts to demonize its enemies, "regardless of any logic or common sense," according to the International Business Times. "The American public had to firmly acknowledge that Germans were evil," the narrator says. And the guy on the poster certain looks evil. "Soldiers eat babies. That's a fact," it states, before exhorting readers to join Team Demoman, a giveaway that clearly eluded the show's non-English-speaking creators. TJournal.ru picked up on it, however, and noted that it was actually created by DeviantArt user TankTaur for a Team Fortress 2 propaganda contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulbetti Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Wow, TF2 got onto a actual TV station? And it's a problem? Lol... LansingWolverine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Fire_Sonic Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 maybe thats tf2's fault for being free and not the spy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowering Knight Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This is why I use stickies to get around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LansingWolverine Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Wow, just wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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