# Documentary on Gaddafi and IRA uses videogame footage. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-gaddafi-and-ira-uses-videogame-footage/597765 "2011-09-27T15:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-gaddafi-and-ira-uses-videogame-footage/597765/1 "2011-09-27T15:34:58Z")
More at: [ITV documentary can't tell the difference between gaming and reality; mistakes Arma 2 for secret IRA film | PC Gamer](http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/09/27/itv-documentary-cant-tell-the-difference-between-gaming-and-reality-mistakes-arma-2-for-secret-ira-film/) They used footage from a game called Arma 2 and claimed it was secretly filmed IRA footage. ๐Ÿ˜•:eek:๐Ÿ†’:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-gaddafi-and-ira-uses-videogame-footage/597765/2 "2011-09-27T16:01:03Z")
Did the news crawl mention an unfolding incident at Black Mesa? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-gaddafi-and-ira-uses-videogame-footage/597765/3 "2011-09-27T17:29:43Z")
Thatโ€™s almost as good as the US defense contractor who [mistook Fallout 3 screenshots for an Al Qaeda terror simulation.](http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/06/fallout-3-screen-mistaken-for-al-qaeda-image.ars)