Russias Ministry of Defense has provoked a torrent of mockery from its own followers after it published irrefutable evidence that the U.S. is in league with the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) that turned out to be footage from a 2015 video game.
Russia, which has backed Bashar al-Assad during the war in Syria, has often been critical of U.S. operations there, repeatedly claiming that U.S. forces are at best ineffectual at fighting ISIS or at worst in cahoots with jihadist groups.
After a series of allegations, Moscow decided to publish video evidence that it claims shows how close Washington is to the group it is officially fighting.
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Russians following the ministry on social media were quick to note that one of the stills was identical to computer-generated footage from a game, uploaded on YouTube two years ago. The clip from AC-130 Gunship Simulator: Special Ops Squadron subsequently started receiving dozens of sarcastic comments.
