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		shakow on Dec 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan HP accidentally deleted 77TB data in Kyoto U... > they had been indoctrinated by propaganda that indicated horrific treatment by Allied POW personnel. Sources? I have never heard of that yet.

bsanr2 on Jan 3, 2022 [–]

I can't remember where I initially read it, but it's mentioned on both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_prisoners_of_war_in_W... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_in_Japan_during_the... and presumably in the associated citations.

Can I ask where your disbelief is sourced?

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