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=== 2018 trip to Japan and Yasukuni shrine === | === 2018 trip to Japan and Yasukuni shrine === | ||
In March 2018, Zhang Zhehan visited Japan. While there, he walked the Sakura Trail, a well-known tourist attraction, and took several pictures that he posted to his social media. The administrative office of [[Yasukuni Shrine]] appeared in the background of one of the photos. It went unremarked upon by the general public. In 2021, as part of a larger smear campaign, bad actors leveraged those photos to push a narrative that Zhang Zhehan visited Yasukuni Shrine itself (which venerated war criminals) and worshipped there. This claim was false. | |||
== Rumor Campaign and Subsequent Debunks == | == Rumor Campaign and Subsequent Debunks == | ||