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Upper House Election: ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Mentions Rose During Japan’s Upper House Election Campaign, a Study of Social Media Finds

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:45 JST, August 20, 2025

The number of posts containing the Japanese word for “conspiracy theory” averaged 45,000 per day on X during the latest House of Councillors election campaign period, doubling the number posted before the campaign, The Yomiuri Shimbun has found.

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