Event Brief
Japan’s ‘Traitor Takaichi’ Faces Online Smear Campaign
Filed: Feb 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is targeted by a long-term online smear campaign involving 3,000 fake accounts.
WHO: Sanae Takaichi
WHAT: Online smear campaign
WHEN: Feb 23, 2026 at 5:18 AM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: Coordinated attack on Takaichi's reputation
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