The killer of the Japanese prime minister was "confused" with the creator of the games Kojima. Now those who spread the fake will be sued

Yesterday the whole world was shocked by the news of the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The moment of the assassination attempt

appeared in numerous videos and photos,the criminal was immediately captured, his face was clearly visible. After this, some media outlets accused Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima of assassination attempt. It all started with a joke about the resemblance, but the prank, as they say, got out of control. Discuss

Kojima's video game studio, Kojima Productions, has said it could take legal action over the spread of the fake news.

"Kojima Productions strongly condemnsdissemination of fake news and rumors containing deliberately false information. We do not accept defamation and will consider taking legal action in some cases,” Kojima Productions said.

Photos of Kojima instead of the face of the killer were shown on the Greek TV channel ANT1 and the Iranian Mashregh News. These videos were later removed.