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The claim

撃たれた後に笑顔を見せる安倍元首相

Original review summary

The review found that the circulating image was altered from a photograph of Abe after he was shot in Nara, and that he was not smiling in the original. It identified the original photograph as one taken by Satoshi Kubo of The Mainichi.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026