April Fools March 31 20:28 without sending a new corona lie

April 1 is "April Fools".
Usually one day when many eavesdroppings can be seen, but given that the spread of the new coronavirus is continuing to spread, there is a movement on the Internet to refrain from sending a lie related to the new coronavirus. Is widespread.

Of these, the official Twitter of Yamagata Prefecture posted a tweet entitled "Is that" lie ", are you okay?"

In this report, "Currently, the new corona is causing confusion in the world, including Japan. A single trivial lie may cause many people to grieve. Let's make a call! "

Regarding the reason for the call, the Prefectural Public Relations and Hearing Promotion Division stated that the background was that the inhabitants of the prefecture were affected by inaccurate information, such as those related to a shortage of toilet paper, and that "no malice was found. Even so, we believe that the wrong information can bother and grieve a lot of people. "

In addition to this, writer Hiromasa Ototake said, "In the current situation where it is difficult to determine what is the right information, I think it is a pleasure to lie to make people more anxious," Golden Bomber Mr. Utahiro Atsushi's movement to call for a refrain from lies related to the new coronavirus has spread, such as posting `` Do not show people who tweet virus-related hoax or confuse lie '' I am.