Overview
- A coordinated push on social media used AI-made images and fake plot summaries to smear Saros and stir outrage.
- Kotaku, Destructoid, and Push Square reported after finishing the game that the viral screenshots are not in the game and the story claims are false.
- Push Square identified a now-deleted post from the X account Pirat_Nation as a key origin, and reporters noted that copies of the fakes continue to circulate.
- Destructoid reported the effort started before release with fabricated reviews and racist dog whistles that tried to seed a backlash.
- Coverage linked the attacks to broader culture-war campaigns and Destructoid reported strong reception and about 1.2 million week-one sales despite the misinformation.