News Caster (Call of Duty 4)

The News Caster is a female news reporter who can be heard giving the news at specific points in the game. Her main purpose is to give the player background info on multiple events that happen in-game. However, not everything she says is the truth. She dismisses the 6-day campaign as small military struggles and nuclear testing, showing that the public knows nothing about the war. Her only known appearance is in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

False Information

 * She says that Russia claims that the launched missiles were a test that fell well within UN Protocols, when in fact they were warheads aimed at the USA to cause mass death and destruction. This was probably information released by the Russian Government to keep things in order. This also has a comical effect as it highlights the fact that governments keep information from the public and that civilians are usually oblivious to military operations occurring in foreign countries.


 * She also claims that the search for a missing cargo ship lost in the Bering Strait was called off. This is referring to the mission "Crew Expendable" in which a ship is sunk by missiles as mentioned in the Bering Strait.

Quotes
"After heavy fighting today, U.S. Marines began to push into the city where Al-Asad is making his last stand. Fighting has intensified in the capital city. Anti-aircraft fire and burning buildings light the night."

- A news report given in the beginning cutscene of The Bog.

"...heavy fighting continued throughout the night as U.S. Marines continued to push towards the capital city in pursuit of Khaled Al-Asad. Sporadic fighting can be heard as the bulk of Al-Asad's forces fall back towards the Presidential Palace."

- A news report given in the beginning cutscene of War Pig.

"The Russian government released a statement today, confirming a series of nuclear missile tests in central Russia. Although world leaders were quick to denounce the action, Russian officials maintained that the missile test fell well within established U.N. protocol. No comment was received from the Ultranationalist Party, where rumors of a possible leadership struggle has just begun to surface... In other news, the search for a cargo ship lost in the Bering Strait due to a major storm has been called off..."

- A news report given in the ending cutscene of Game Over.

"The Russian government released a statement today confirming the death of Imran Zakhaev, According to several reliable witnesses, the Ultranationalists leader who started the brutal war in Russia was killed while attempting to evade Loyalist troops at a safehouse in Grosme."

- Unused audio meant to be said at the end of Game Over concerning Imran Zakhaev's death.

"The ship carrying a large supply of luxury automobiles went missing six days ago after having drifted off course in a category five storm."

- Unused audio meant to be said at the end of Game Over concerning the doomed cargo ship from Crew Expendable.

Trivia

 * Whether or not she knows what really happened is unknown, as the government could have decided to keep the truth away from the public.
 * The cargo ship lost in the Bering Strait that she describes is the same one as in "Crew Expendable."