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The claim

河野太郎前デジタル相がメール税を検討

Original publisher’s rating

誤り

Reviewed by 日本ファクトチェックセンター ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review found that Kono was recounting an idea he had heard from someone else, not saying that he was considering an email tax. It concludes that the viral post misrepresented his remarks as a policy he was considering.[S1]

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

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: 日本ファクトチェックセンター. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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