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* ''[[Ethnic Cleansing]]'' is a notorious example of white supremacist propaganda. As one guessed, a player can choose a neo-Nazi, a Skinhead, or a Klansman to travel and kill non-white races such as Blacks, before going on to the Jews. Though its effectiveness as a propaganda game is tempered by the fact that it is also notoriously bad from a graphical and gameplay standpoint.
* Accusations of propaganda have been lobbed at the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' first-person shooter franchise more and more as newer entries are released - and with some of the more questionable decisions the series has made recently, it's a bit tough to argue against, such as the inclusion of former NRA president [[wikipedia:Oliver North|Oliver North]] (who gained notoriety in the 80s as one of those who took part in the Iran-Contra scandal of the 80s, where they made a secret deal with Iran by selling munitions with them in exchange for the release of American hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds from the illegal weapons sale going towards funding the [[wikipedia:Contras|Contra]] right-wing anti-communist insurgency) both as a consultant and as a cameo appearance in ''Black Ops II''. The irony is not lost when North later went on to accuse video games of violence following the Sandy Hook shooting.
* Speaking of shooters, ''America's Army'' was designed from the onset as a recruitment tool in the form of a first-person shooter video game, a medium most American youths are already familiar with.
* Similarly, the Hezbollah-sponsored ''Special Force'' (not to be confused with the online FPS of the same name, also going by the title ''Soldier Front'' in certain regions) was intended to portray Hezbollah insurgents as freedom fighters in their struggle against Israel.
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