Hideo Kojima Mistaken for Abe Suspect

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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 J’apprends le décès de Shinzo Abe, ancien premier ministre du Japon. Je ne partageais strictement aucune de ses positions politiques, mais le crime commis est impardonnable. Pensées pour le peuple nippon. L’extrême-gauche tue.

What it means

A screenshot of a tweet claims that French far-right politician Damien Rieu blamed the far-left for Shinzo Abe’s murder while accidentally posting photos of video game director Hideo Kojima instead of suspect Tetsuya Yamagami. The joke is the absurd identity mix-up, highlighting a major political and factual blunder. It is used as a reaction to misinformation, embarrassing mistakes, or incompetent political posts.

Who

Damien Rieu Shinzo Abe (安倍晋三)Hideo Kojima (小島秀夫)Tetsuya Yamagami (山上徹也)Clémentine Autain

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