Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2023-06-09 00:44:09 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Miyamoto did not say this. He has confirmed the opposite on multiple occasions, and as the idea of a female protagonist has been toyed around with, it has been confirmed that the idea has been rejected in favor of honoring tradition; Link is the Hero, and Link is a male. https://www.gamereactor.eu/miyamoto-confirms-zelda-wont-have-a-female-protagonist/ https://www.dualshockers.com/link-is-the-hero-and-that-will-not-change-miyamoto-on-possibility-of-female-lead-in-zelda-games/

Written by 7DAAA5FE09E12C34B5BD52825A4003C1C2C74609DC0C83BA3BF6CBC9E35BE5E9
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1666969394923069442
• noteId - 1666969394923069442
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - 7DAAA5FE09E12C34B5BD52825A4003C1C2C74609DC0C83BA3BF6CBC9E35BE5E9 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1686271449200
• tweetId - 1666943256842878977
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 1
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 0
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 1
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• Miyamoto did not say this. He has confirmed the opposite on multiple occasions, and as the idea of a female protagonist has been toyed around with, it has been confirmed that the idea has been rejected in favor of honoring tradition; Link is the Hero, and Link is a male. https://www.gamereactor.eu/miyamoto-confirms-zelda-wont-have-a-female-protagonist/ https://www.dualshockers.com/link-is-the-hero-and-that-will-not-change-miyamoto-on-possibility-of-female-lead-in-zelda-games/