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August 29, 2024 12 mins
Dustborn is a MASSIVE failure of a video game. And we know it was bankrolled, in part, by the Norwegian government. But it would appear that the U.S. government kicked in $275,000 to help create an "anti-disinformation video game" which seems to be... you guessed it... Dustborn. Yes, this might explain why this game is a little "on the nose." Is this a "psyop?" And how many other pieces of "entertainment" is the government investing in...?

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The US government funded a video game called "Dustborn" with taxpayer dollars, sparking controversy over its potential use as propaganda and disinformation.

00:00 The video game Dustborn was partially funded with US taxpayer dollars, sparking controversy over the use of public funds for a game critics describe as "propaganda" and "edutainment".

01:39 The US government funded a video game "Dustborn" with $275,000, which may be used to suppress information rather than combat misinformation.

03:04 US taxpayers funded "Dustborn", a video game critics say promotes disinformation and activism.

05:26 A video game, Dustborn, was developed using US taxpayer money, as revealed by a federal document.

07:29 A video game, likely "Dustborn", was funded by US taxpayer money but became a commercial failure.

09:07 US taxpayer money may have funded video games like Dustborn to promote propaganda, including vaccine promotion and diversity agendas.

10:58 The US government has been secretly funding propaganda efforts, including Disney’s wartime propaganda, and now it’s more overt and incompetent.

11:26 A game that nobody bought was still profitable because it was funded with U.S. taxpayer money.


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