Japanese video game developer, Hideo Kojima has been wrongly accused of the assassination of the former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, know his net worth, age and Twitter news
The misinformation spread after a French diplomat and politician, Damien Rieu shared pictures of Hideo Kojima on his Twitter with the caption “Far Left Extremism Kills”. He accused Kojima of shooting Shinzo Abe.
Know Who Is Hideo Kojima Video Game Designer Wrongly Accused As Shinzo Abe Shooter, Age, Biography, Net Worth, Twitter
keep in mind this isn't the first time hideo kojima got randomly accused of something pic.twitter.com/O5JKH4olXP
— cheems (@riptideiz) July 8, 2022
In a now deleted tweet, French far-right politician Damien Rieu accused the far-left of murdering Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and used photos of game developer Hideo Kojima instead of pictures of the current suspect Tetsuya Yamagami pic.twitter.com/2zpmL5kVnD
— Nox Dawn 🐸 (@NoxDawn) July 8, 2022
A Greek news channel also shared pictures of Kojima while covering the news of Shinzo Abe’s assassination.
Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67 was assassinated on a street while delivering a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, July 8, 2022.
He was killed by open firing from behind. Abe was airlifted to the hospital but later pronounced dead due to major blood loss, major heart damage and two neck wounds.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, has been arrested by the police for the charges against Abe’s assassination. Yamagami served as a former marine self-defence force member.
He has confessed to killing Japan’s ex-leader with a homemade double-barrel gun. Many other similar weapons have been confiscated from his apartment.
Hideo Kojima Biography
Hideo Kojima is a famous video game designer, director, writer, and producer from Japan. He has developed many highly popular video games like Metal Gear (1987), Snatcher (1988) and Zone of the Enders (2001).
He is currently working on developing a sequel for Death Stranding. Death stranding was initially released in 2019 under Kojima Productions. He has a staggering net worth, one which stands at $30 million owing to the string of games he’s made.
58-year-old Kojima is a “known left wing extremist” as per an anonymous tweet and was wrongly accused of the killing.
Netizens react to the misinformation
Social media has aggressively reacted to the misinformation spread by the French politician and Greek news channel. They are sharing memes on the news on Twitter.
One Twitter user wrote, “Hideo Kojima being misidentified as Shinzo Abe assassin by a far-right news channel was not on my 2022 bingo card”
#KojimaProductions strongly condemns the spread of fake news and rumors that convey false information. We do not tolerate such libel and will consider taking legal action in some cases. pic.twitter.com/fDi0FR9kB0
— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) July 9, 2022
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