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The message implied that the Japanese government has banned the use of microwave ovens and henceforth, will take stringent actions against those who do not follow the norm. The message is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/2019-06-01-16_05_23-Malini-Reddy-The-Japanese-government-decided-to-dispose-of-all....png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/2019-06-01-16_05_23-Malini-Reddy-The-Japanese-government-decided-to-dispose-of-all....png 373w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/2019-06-01-16_05_23-Malini-Reddy-The-Japanese-government-decided-to-dispose-of-all...-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several individuals on WhatsApp have requested Alt News to fact-check this message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-01-at-3.37.28-PM-e1559385254994.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-01-at-3.37.28-PM-e1559385254994.png 753w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-01-at-3.37.28-PM-e1559385254994-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Hoax<\/h2>\n<p>Alt News found that this hoax about Japenese government banning the use of microwave oven has been circulating on the Internet from the beginning of May 2018. American fact-checking website <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/japan-ban-microwave-ovens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a> <\/em>had debunked this hoax and found that this narrative of Japan banning microwave ovens originated from a Russian satirical website. This satirical article was later published by several Spanish news outlets and then was shared on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>A Russian website named, <a href=\"https:\/\/panorama.pub\/15632-yaponiya-otkazalas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Panorama.pub<\/em><\/a>, had published a piece with the title, <em>&#8220;\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439 \u043a 2020 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 (Japan finally abandon microwave ovens by 2020 -Google translated)&#8221;, <\/em>on March 3, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1076\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/2019-05-31-16_52_06-\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e-\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f-\u043e\u0442-\u0421\u0412\u0427-\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439-\u043a-2020-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443-\u2014-\u0418\u0410-_\u041f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430_-990x806.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The website at the bottom clearly highlights the fact that it is a satirical website when it says, <em>&#8220;Satirical publication &#8220;Panorama&#8221;. All texts on this website are grotesque parodies of reality and are not real news. (Google translated)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Satire-Panorama.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Satire-Panorama.png 986w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Satire-Panorama-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Satire-Panorama-768x244.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Google translation of the introductory paragraph of this article matches the text of the viral message circulating on the Internet. The translation reads, <em>&#8220;<strong>The Japanese government decided to dispose of all microwave ovens in the country before the end of this year. All citizens and organizations that do not fulfill the requirement are threatened with prison sentences ranging from 5 to 15 years, depending on the severity of the crime<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em> Thus, the text of the message was directly copy-pasted from the satirical piece and circulated on the Internet as authentic news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Japanese government decided to dispose of all the &#8220;microwave ovens&#8221; in the country before the end of this year and all citizens and organizations that do not meet the requirement, are threatened with prison terms,&#8221;\u00a0reads a text message circulating on Facebook and Twitter. 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