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  "id": 5460535,
  "title": "Trump’s White House releases deportation video games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-white-house-releases-deportation-video-games-5460535",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/04/trump-s-white-house-releases-deportation-video-games"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump administration has unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games with a political twist, intended to highlight the administration's deportations and border wall construction efforts. Rights groups have condemned the release, arguing that it trivializes the serious issue of immigration. One game, Rio Run, replicates the game Snake, with a border patrol official chasing migrants along the Mexican border. Another game, called Build the Wall, is based on Tetris, with the instruction to \"Build the wall.\" Additionally, the White House game encourages players to \"Fill a Trump Account\" by collecting nets for children born between 2025 and 2028 to receive a US$1,000 deposit. The White House maintains that the initiative is an innovative way to share the President's achievements.",
  "summary": "The White House unveils classic arcade games with a 'MAGA' twist, allowing players to deport migrants and build a border wall.",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Trump's White House releases deportation video games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/trumps-white-house-releases-deportation-video-games",
        "published": "2026-09-03T23:32:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump’s White House releases deportation video games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-white-house-releases-deportation-video-games",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:12:39.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-04T00:54:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump's White House releases deportation video games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-white-house-releases-deportation-video-games-5464006",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:48:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Build the wall. Deport’: White House launches MAGA arcade games featuring migrant deportations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/build-the-wall-deport-white-house-launches-maga-arcade-games",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:42:24.000Z"
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