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by lukeman 3437 days ago
These videos are presented as real but look completely fake and staged.

First we see a winged glider being launched, but then we somehow switch to quadcopters dropping bombs with remarkable accuracy. I mean, they've even gone to the trouble of adding video game overlays at various points.

Please use as much skepticism with ISIS propaganda videos as you would with the next leaked video from Magic Leap.

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They do look suspicious but ISIS does have drones filming their Mosul battle suicide truck attacks for a while now it was only a matter of time https://youtu.be/D46BMLYh3zE

The drones are not pinpoint accuracy they are apparently primarily being used as a diversion to attract the fire of Iraqi forces by dropping 40mm grenades near their position.

like many video pieces, they often collage things together. however and unfortunately that tank one looked pretty real. not sure where the'd get a spare m1 to film that
They're known to have captured many of them from the Iraqis. Here's one such report: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/05/20/isis-captures-...
> Please use as much skepticism with ISIS propaganda videos as you would with the next leaked video from Magic Leap.

Can you cite one time ISIS has lied? They don't do that.

When they claim something, they have done it.

Unlike Magic Leap, we've seen ISIS's claims verified time after time.

I question the author of this article. The propaganda video is honest in using obvious computer effects and perfectly framed shots. I believe that they produced these films, but this article is garbage.