Rumors on Twitter/X claim the Mexico cartels have declared a ceasefire in the memory of Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball’s official website announced the passing of renowned manga writer Akira Toriyama on March 8, 2024, on behalf of Bird Studio and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.
On March 1, 2024, the manga creator appeared to have passed away a week earlier, at the age of 68, from an acute subdural hemorrhage. A few messages on X (previously Twitter) went viral hours after the news broke, claiming that Mexican cartels had declared a ceasefire in observance of Akira Toriyama’s passing.
Did the cartels in Mexico really declare a cease fire in remembrance of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama after his death
The Mexican Cartels have agreed to a ceasefire in honor of Akira Toriyama.
Los carteles de México han acordado un cese al fuego 🔥
Por #AkiraToriyama.#DragonBallZ pic.twitter.com/9Swzn2Zxc4— 🔴Rudes Sports🔺 (@rude_sport) March 8, 2024
Did the cartels really make this announcement?
Despite the enormous popularity of the Dragon Ball franchise in Mexico, the rumors circulating on X that Mexican cartels have temporarily ceased fire in remembrance of Akira Toriyama are false. It appears that a troll account created this false narrative.
Moreover, there was no citation of the information’s source in the post. There was no reaction, even when people asked the original poster maker to offer a source for the same. Later, it was observed that many other accounts were motivated to write postings that were similar to the same post.
One such post went viral, particularly because it featured an AI picture of Super Saiyan Goku clutching the Mexican flag. As a result, a number of fans requested that the account remove the post or replace it with a different image, since they felt that honoring the manga artist with an AI image on a post about Akira Toriyama’s passing was inappropriate.
The Akira Toriyama influence in Mexico is insane man pic.twitter.com/G7FJZrkN9G
— Big Chef Gazpacho ♡♪!? Ashrah Army (@BigChefGazpacho) March 8, 2024
There didn’t seem to be a source for the information. Further, some followers even requested the account remove the offensive post since it was coming from a troll. Many fans throughout the world were saddened by Akira Toriyama’s passing, and people shouldn’t use it as an excuse to increase traffic to their blogs.
It is therefore quite possible that the accountholders were aware of Dragon Ball’s popularity in Mexico given the dearth of information sources. They must have wanted likes and engagements on their posts using people’s emotions. Since creator ad income sharing was introduced by X, this type of conduct has increased dramatically.
A little fun fact about Dragon Ball Z in appreciation of the late Akira Toriyama
Studies show that every time a new episode of DBZ came out in Mexico, there was a major decrease in cartel and illegal activity for the following three days.
My boy Goku was out here saving lives pic.twitter.com/zWyuPGFaGd— Simon 🛠️ (@mezcalpapieth) March 8, 2024
Having bought the premium edition of the platform is one of the prerequisites for applying for the same. It is highly likely that the X users made those tweets in an attempt to make some money, as evidenced by the fact that they both purchased X Premium.
Furthermore, it must be basic sense that Mexican cartels would not choose to take such a course of action. There should be no need for them to disclose this information to the public, even if they were to do this action in remembrance of Akira Toriyama’s passing.