The War On News

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Claim

Claim 908

A Home Ministry directive to local officials banned the printing of what it called fallacies that could confuse the hearts of people and induce social unrest.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
A Home Ministry directive to local officials banned the printing of what it called fallacies that could confuse the hearts of people and induce social unrest.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Home Ministry directive banned printing of "fallacies"
About
incident 1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship
Source
War & Media in Modern Japan
Publisher
War & Media in Modern Japan
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2021

Quotation from the source

one Home Ministry directive to local officials specifically banned the printing of “fallacies” that could “confuse the hearts of people and induce social unrest.