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June 20, 2025 · 1 min read

That “1930s” cartoon and song appear to be fake

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

As far as I can determine, this video is *fake*.
And the song, supposedly from the 1930s, is apparently fake as well.

That is my own conclusion after doing my own internet and AI sleuthing about this today. Your mileage may vary.

If you can prove this video and song are *not* fake, please do post independently verifiable information and sources.

While I very much appreciate the warning sentiments portrayed in the video and the song, I do *not* appreciate someone creating a fake cartoon and song, pretending it is from the 1930s.

I’m not a fan of disinformation psyops.

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  1. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Olivier Gamrasni Åhlén

    good to know. I just ran across this today, for the first time.

  2. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Cliff Saunders

    I got suspicious first about the song, then about the cartoon.
    No such song existed in the 1930s.

  3. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Olivier Gamrasni Åhlén

    related, for background:

    ...the ad—titled “GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE”—dropped on the 4th PSYOP Group’s YouTube page on May 2, 2022 and has racked up 255,000 views since then.

    It’s less of a direct pitch to join the U.S. Army than it is a collection of images and sounds that evoke a strong emotional response.

    The song, images, and message create a creeping sense of dread in the viewer.

    “We are everywhere,” the ad says before showing a dancing cartoon ghost on a TV engulfed in flame.

    “A feeling in the dark. A message in the stars. Ghosts in the machine. What, are we? PSYWAR.”

    The U.S. Army’s 4th Psychological Operations Group are part of the Army’s broader Psychological Operations field, which is a specialization of the Special Operations Forces.

    The goal, according to the recruitment website, is to bring in “unconventional minds” to “persuade, change, and influence” the world.

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/armys-new-recruitment-ad-looks-like-a-terrifying-video-game-cutscene/

  4. Tom Kirkman

    Pic related

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