In an unfortunate incident on Israel’s Channel 13, a recent report on the Russia-Ukraine war featured footage of a downed TIE Fighter and Stormtrooper, leading to the suspension of the editor responsible and a full inquiry.
Israel’s Channel 13 News reports on the war in Ukraine, showing the below footage 👇
Just one slight problem: The footage is from Star Wars movie!
Trust the media. pic.twitter.com/V97xMmVaUQ
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) March 1, 2022
The clip is part of a viral German video that was produced by Disney and Lucasfilm for a 24/7 Star Wars channel on Sky Deutschland.
The dashcam footage shows stormtroopers in high-vis vests safeguarding their ship that has crash-landed on a German highway from motorists, created using CGI.
The original caption of the clip read “Warning: Unsecured crash on the A3. Please turn right and not overtake!”
Big whoops! We stand with the people of Ukraine at this difficult time.
