Birdwatch Note
2025-02-20 20:14:23 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The image circulating on social media is fake. A search of the website usaspending.gov does not show any such payment to Nintendo of America Inc. The fabricated image resembling official data was originally posted anonymously on a 4chan /pol/ messageboard. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-usaid-did-not-pay-nintendo-9-million-dollars-to-study-infantailism-fake-4chan-post.html
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- summary
- The image circulating on social media is fake. A search of the website usaspending.gov does not show any such payment to Nintendo of America Inc. The fabricated image resembling official data was originally posted anonymously on a 4chan /pol/ messageboard. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-usaid-did-not-pay-nintendo-9-million-dollars-to-study-infantailism-fake-4chan-post.html