Posted on 05/17/2022 5:32:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
Retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey who now serves as a "military analyst" for MSNBC tweeted out footage of fighting in Ukraine that was actually a clip from a video game.
On Monday, retired four-star general and MSNBC "military analyst" Barry R. McCaffrey posted a clip of video game footage to Twitter. Alongside it he claimed it was a display of strength from Ukraine's air defense. It's actually footage from a video game. The clip in question came from YouTube's "shorts" section, and is titled "Russian MiG-29's Get Shot Down By Air Defense System | Arma 3 #Shorts #Airdefense #Arma3."
ARMA 3 is an open world military tactical shooter game for PC published in September 2013. What's captured on video is two in-game jets being shot down by an air defense system set up on the ground. McCaffrey's tweet was deleted at some point after Benny Johnson pointed out the glaring mistake.
MSNBC’s “military analyst” is posting fake war videos from a video game.
Why is Left-Wing corporate media allowed to spread “misinformation” about a war, while they advocate for Censorship of Conservatives and Fact Checking of Memes? https://t.co/YDKGSkkvGV— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 16, 2022
"Why is Left-Wing corporate media allowed to spread "misinformation" about a war, while they advocate for Censorship of Conservatives and Fact Checking of Memes?" he added.
"Russian aircraft getting nailed by UKR missile defense. Russians are losing large numbers of attack aircraft. UKR air defense becoming formidable," McCaffrey had originally tweeted. Hi @mccaffreyr3! Why did you delete this?pic.twitter.com/H7l9ht2bQj— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) May 16, 2022
The 79-year-old is a regular MSNBC commentator who goes on-air to talk about the ongoing war in Ukraine. He recently told the show's hosts that Ukraine needs to "absorb new military technology" and called Russia's invasion a "strategic disaster."
General McCaffrey's colleague on the Council on Foreign Relations, Max Boot, was also spotted retweeting the four star general's misleading video.
Monday's gaffe is not the first time media pundits have mistaken video game footage as the real thing. At the onset of the war in late February, a tall tale arose claiming an ace fighter pilot called the "Ghost of Kyiv" was taking out Russian aircraft at an accelerated pace.
But as Kotaku discussed at the time, accompanying clips showcasing "Ghost of Kyiv" feats were actually from a "Digital Combat Simulator" video game released in 2013. USA Today published a fact check debunking rumors that viral comedian star Sam Hyde was not the "Ghost of Kyiv." Some people had claimed as much, and even Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois was briefly fooled by it.
Imagine how effective his generalship was to get him four stars.
(It’s actually footage from a video game)
Hey, if somebody thinks MSNBC is news ...
Does McCaffrey have a FR account?
Between Arma 3 and DCS, you can make almost any video clip that looks exactly like real footage, especially if you filter it to look like grainy and blocky cell phone footage.
General of the CFR! What did the tranny admiral say?
Imagine a world where Idiot was a 4-star general. Oh wait....
He was grievously wounded in Vietnam and distinguished himself in Desert Storm (the famous ‘Left Hook’ attack). He has earned two Silver Stars, and two Distinguished Service Crosses.
I have always found his commentary very insightful. I don’t see this mistake as a big deal. He just added a video to his comment about Russia not being free to fly in Ukraine. The particular video he posted was fake, but he is 79, eyesight gets weaker at that age and he probably posted on the phone.
Another “expert” fooled by some blatant propaganda posted online by the Ukraine Ministry of Defense.
Did Nina Jankawitz pre-approve that clip? 😨
“I have always found his commentary very insightful. I don’t see this mistake as a big deal. He just added a video to his comment about Russia not being free to fly in Ukraine. The particular video he posted was fake, but he is 79, eyesight gets weaker at that age and he probably posted on the phone.”
His eyesight is weak, and so he didn’t see that the video was fake? How did he find it in the first place?
At a certain point, these guys need to stand down and manage the tomato garden and golf and shut the f*ck up.
I hope Russia and Ukraine nuke each other off the planet. I hope we never send another dollar to Ukraine. I hope a meteor utterly destroys the DC metroplex during a state of the union address and we replace national government with a random number generator and a national phone directory.
I sincerely think random selected people could do a better job running the nation than the criminal cartel currently seated.
Adam Kinzinger is fooled by everything.
Just remember..Forrest Gump was wounded too....and McCaffrey chose to comment on MSNBC...../s
Next they will be airing footage of the klan marching a hundred years ago and claim it was yesterday.
The nbc “corporation” has a long history of BS like this.....an oldie but goody:
In other news, it was announced that McCaffrey and Max Boot will be taking over the Rachel Maddow slot on Mondays to discuss the latest action in Taiwan, as footage shows Chinese ships being harpooned by Captain Ahab and from a Star Fleet Federation contingent sent back to the past to alter the Borg timeline.
This wasn't a "mistake." This was either 1) ineptness, or 2) gaslighting (lying). There are no other choices.
Take your pick. Either choice means he should be removed from his position.
He’s an idiot. He deeply admired Hillary and glowingly tweeted about her. He also said Trump was a controlled Russian asset and a national security risk. He’s either a whore for sale, or has zero good judgement or morals.
Barry McCaffrey, Sr. Spokesperson for the Military-Industrial Complex.
Ministry of Defense of Russia
⚡️ Briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense (05/17/2022)
▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
🏳️Yesterday began the surrender of militants of the nationalist unit “Azov” and Ukrainian soldiers blocked at the plant “Azovstal” in Mariupol. Over the past day, 265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, including 51 seriously wounded . All those in need of medical care were sent for treatment to a hospital in the city of Novoazovsk, Donetsk People’s Republic.
💥High-precision long-range sea-based missiles “Caliber” in the area of the Starichi railway station in the Lviv region destroyed the personnel of Ukrainian reserve formations, as well as parties of foreign weapons and military equipment from the United States and European countries , prepared for shipment to Donbass.
In addition, high-precision long-range air and ground-based missiles destroyed enemy reserves that were completing combat coordination on the territory of training centers in the areas of the settlements of Akhtyrka, Sumy region and Desna, Chernihiv region.
💥 High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit two command posts and a communications center , including the 30th mechanized brigade in the Bakhmut area, 28 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic. As a result of the strikes , more than 470 nationalists were killed , 68 units of military equipment were disabled . In addition, a traction power substation was destroyed near the Merefa railway station in the Kharkiv region , which ensured the delivery of weapons and military equipment from the United States and Western countries to the Donbass.
💥 Operational-tactical and army aviation hit nine command posts , 93 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as three ammunition depots in the Luparevo and Shevchenkovo districts of the Nikolaev region.
💥Missile forces and artillery hit six command posts , 224 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12 artillery and mortar batteries at firing positions, four batteries of the BM-21 Grad MLRS and two radar stations for detecting air targets.
💥Russian air defense systems destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the settlements of Pitomnik, Izium, Snezhkovka, Olkhovatka, Dementievka, Ruska Lozovaya, Bolshiye Prokhody and Petrivske in the Kharkov region, Staromikhaylovka, Novotamarovka, Novotroitskoye, Nevelskoye, Sverdlovo, Avdeevka and Vladimirovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic . Also, eight Smerch MLRS rockets were intercepted in the Chernobaevka area of the Kherson region .
❗️ Yesterday, from 10.00 to 11.00, Ukrainian nationalists from multiple launch rocket systems “Smerch” attacked residential areas of the city of Kherson. Russian air defense systems intercepted all 10 Ukrainian rockets.
❗️I want to emphasize that there are no units of Russian troops in the city of Kherson. The Kyiv regime is well aware of this. The blow was deliberately inflicted on the civilian population of Kherson in retaliation for the support of the Russian Federation .
💥 In total , since the beginning of the special military operation , 168 aircraft , 125 helicopters, 912 unmanned aerial vehicles, 309 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3134 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 385 multiple rocket launchers, 1542 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 2983 units of special military vehicles.
#Ministry of Defense #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia
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