Strong protest against the spread of fake news and hoaxes Kojima Productions, behind the statement

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Kojima Productions has expressed regret on Twitter about the spread of fake news and hoaxes **.

No further details were given in the account, but behind this sudden statement was the studio founder, Hideo Kojima (Director Kojima), regarding the most recent shocking incident. It may be related to being involved in fake news .

The news is related to the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe, a major tragedy that occurred in Nara City on July 8, Japan time. At the beginning of the incident where information was confused on domestic and foreign SNS, a French far-right political activist tweeted a photo of Director Kojima with a comment that the far-left killed ( It is natural that the incident and Director Kojima It has nothing to do with ). As a result, Kojima was completely unintentionally a victim of fake.

Of course, people all over the world who knew about Director Kojima were not fooled by this hoax. Clémentine Autain, the country's deputy deputy who sent the tweet, strongly accused the activist of confusing the assassin (case criminal) with Hideo Kojima, a world authority on video games. The activist soon deleted the tweet and apologized to Kojima and his fans, saying, It was a mistake not to confirm (authenticity).

However, the situation is not limited to this, and the causal relationship of which is the first is not clear, but at the same time, the Greek and Iranian media (links are all clips by volunteers) also linked Kojima with the incident. Has been reported.

Regarding Director Kojima, in 2019, the promotion image of the work was abused in Brazil and he was a victim of fake saying that he is producing artificial babies, and the local media said that the relevant information is fake news. It is developing into a warning situation.

In any case, the series of fake news must have hurt Kojima, whether or not it was intended as a clear target, and the announcement from Kojima Productions has hurt the dignity of the individual. It's not hard to imagine that contains it. (Even if it's a hoax that many people around the world can instantly understand, not all humanity can understand it.)

As you can see, fake news and hoaxes are likely to hurt a particular person or existence, not to mention the many old false accusations. I would like to tighten my mind even more in the editorial department.

In addition, the English version of the tweet from the official Kojima Productions overseas account contains wording suggesting consideration of legal measures, although it is not clear whether it is for a series of situations.