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Kyoto police warn of misinformation in case of arrested father and dead boy
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Kyoto police warn of misinformation in case of arrested father and dead boy

The Japan Times·No Author·about 1 month ago
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KYOTO – The Kyoto Prefectural Police are warning the public about misinformation spreading on social media regarding the high-profile case in which an 11-year-old boy was found dead and his 37-year-old father was arrested this month. Authorities are concerned that the spread of baseless information could impede their investigation. Since before the father was arrested, social media posts claiming that the perpetrator was 24 years old and that a Vietnamese person was involved have spread on X and other platforms. The police have denied that the father is a foreign national. These posts also include one showing a video of apparent parental abuse believed to be unrelated to the arrested father and the deceased son, and one claiming that the two lived separately. A Taiwanese television broadcaster reported that the stepfather of the boy was Chinese, but later admitted the report was false and released a statement of apology on its website.…

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