The White House has recently shared several social media posts about the US attacks on Iran using footage from popular anime and video games — an act that has drawn flak from makers for unauthorised use of their content. “It has come to our attention that a post on the White House’s official X account used footage from the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. The White House also posted an image with the slogan “Make America Great Again” on a picture taken from the latest Nintendo game, Pokémon Pokopia. The Pokemon Company issued a statement saying that they did not grant permission to The White House for using its IP for the post. “The White House is really using clips from Grand Theft Auto in pro-war propaganda.

Source: The Telegraph March 14, 2026 14:33 UTC