War Games: How America’s Military-Entertainment Complex Spreads Propaganda Through Entertainment
Media depictions of military conflict are often deliberately fraught with government biases and disinformation. In the United States, Hollywood often works in collaboration with the Department of Defense. The result is entertainment that doubles as military propaganda. Additionally, evidence shows that the video game industry works closely with gun manufacturers. Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty franchise presents a strong case study of the close ties between the American military-industrial complex and entertainment, both in historical revisionist narratives and in coordination with the U.S. military during development. These factors are worth critical examination as the interests of the American people do not always align with those of the military and their political allies.
