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The claim

立花孝志氏を襲撃した容疑者が中国語を話していた

Original review summary

The review says the circulated videos were misleading: the suspect was speaking Japanese, including in other recordings of the same exchange. It concludes that the claim he spoke Chinese immediately after the attack is false.[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