# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship)
- Source: War & Media in Modern Japan. https://fanningtheflames.hoover.org/shorthand-story/9
- 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.

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