Guterres makes no mention of who carried out Hiroshima atomic bombing

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 06, 2026 · 461 words

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The article reports on the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, noting that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Japanese officials did not explicitly name the United States as the perpetrator in their speeches. It provides historical data on the casualties of the bombing and mentions that US presidents have not issued formal apologies for the attacks.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 14

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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What happened

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres once again did not mention that the United States was the country that carried out the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in his message marking its 81st anniversary.

Why it matters

UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu traditionally read out the message.

Common ground

In previous years, Guterres also never directly named the United States as the country that carried out the atomic bombings in similar messages commemorating the anniversaries of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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Selective Omission 80% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Neither did Barack Obama, who in 2016 became the first sitting US president to visit the memorial.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres once again did not mention that the United States was the country that carried out the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in his message marking its 81st anniversary.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Antonio Guterres' message for the 81st anniversary did not name the United States as the perpetrator.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by UN Secretary–General António Guterres. The list includes all travels outside of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, United States. Gu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel during the war and genocide in Gaza. This included rapid deployment of warships and military aircraft, bi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Isra…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. A member of the Portu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres

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Claim 3: “US President Donald Trump has not visited the memorials in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, although the two Japanese cities invited him both during his first presidential term and after his return to the White House.”

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Claim 4: “By the end of 1945, the death toll had risen to 140,000 as people died in hospitals from their injuries and radiation exposure.”

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The claim is supported by a cross-reference (TASS) and a web search result mentioning approximately 140,000 deaths in Hiroshima.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — By the end of 1945, the death toll had risen to 140,000
https://tass.com/world/2169491

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Claim 5: “The total number of victims of the bombing now exceeds 350,000.”

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Claim 6: “Japanese school and university textbooks also cover their history in detail.”

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Only one web search result (which appears to be a mirror of the claim's source) mentions that textbooks cover the history in detail; no independent verification from educational authorities or Wikipedia was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Japanese government ignored the ultimatum. Japan announced its surrender to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_a…

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web search NEUTRAL — At the same time, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum presents comprehensive information about the atomic bombings of 1945. Japanese school and university textbooks also cover their history in detail.
https://wrp.org.uk/features/the-mindset-behind-the-hiroshima…

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web search NEUTRAL — On the day of the bombing, an estimated 263,000 were in Nagasaki, including 240,000 Japanese residents, 9,000 Japanese soldiers, and 400 prisoners of war. Prior to August 9, Nagasaki had been the targ…
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/bombings-hiroshima…

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Claim 7: “The United States carried out the atomic bombings of the two cities at the very end of World War II, with the officially stated aim of accelerating Japan’s surrender.”

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Wikipedia and other historical sources confirm the US detonated the bombs at the end of WWII to accelerate Japan's surrender.

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web search NEUTRAL — On August 14, Japan surrendered. Journalist George Weller was the “first into Nagasaki” and described the mysterious “atomic illness” (the onset of radiation sickness) that was killing patients who ou…
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/bombings-hiroshima…

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web search NEUTRAL — Why did Japan finally surrender in World War II? Was it the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, Japan's collapsing military position—or a combination of all th…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ISA1SO9PWI

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web search NEUTRAL — On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during the final days of World War II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_a…

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Claim 8: “the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum presents comprehensive information about the atomic bombings of 1945.”

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Wikipedia confirms the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and cross-references support the claim of comprehensive information.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. The museum was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Museu…

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Claim 9: “UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu traditionally read out the message.”

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Official UN statements and news reports confirm that Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered the Secretary-General's message.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (founded in 2007) "for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Nobel_Peace_Prize

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web search NEUTRAL — Statements | António Guterres, Secretary-General. Delivered by Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Eighty years ago, the world changed forever. In a single moment, Hirosh…
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2025-08-06/se…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.N. Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu reads U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's message on the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bom…
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250805/p2g/00m/0na/04…

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Claim 10: “According to various estimates, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed between 70,000 and 100,000 people on the day of the explosion.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results specifically confirming the 'day of the explosion' death toll range of 70,000 to 100,000, although general death tolls are mentioned.

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Claim 11: “In previous years, Guterres also never directly named the United States as the country that carried out the atomic bombings in similar messages commemorating the anniversaries of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

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Multiple sources report that Guterres has consistently avoided naming the United States in his anniversary messages, specifically citing the 80th anniversary as well.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, an international peace prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will. It was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nobel_Peace_Prize

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 49th G7 summit was held from 19 to 21 May 2023 in the city of Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture. Leaders of G7 countries joined in Hiroshima to discuss a number of challenges to peace and prosperi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_G7_summit

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Claim 12: “Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui also refrained from naming the United States as the country responsible for the 1945 bombing in their remarks at the memorial ceremony.”

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Multiple independent reports (Sputnik, other web results) confirm that both Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mayor Kazumi Matsui refrained from naming the US in their remarks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 4 October 2025 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP). The election was triggered by the resigna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Liberal_Democratic_Party_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 G20 Miami Summit will be the twenty-first meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a meeting of heads of state and government planned from 14 to 15 December 2026. It will be held at the Trump Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_G20_Miami_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early general elections were held in Japan on 8 February 2026 in all constituencies, including proportional blocks, to elect all 465 seats of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Natio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Japanese_general_election

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Claim 13: “Former President Joe Biden, who attended the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May 2023, did not apologize for the nuclear attacks.”

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Claim 14: “They remain the only instances of nuclear weapons being used in warfare in human history.”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources explicitly state that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only instances of nuclear weapons used in warfare.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuclear-weapons physicist Greg Spriggs rates seven nuclear-explosion scenes in movies.To date, the 1945 atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only instances of nuclear weapons being detona…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9dXwEdJDZc

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuclear explosions are used in nuclear weapons and nuclear testing.Fat Man and Little Boy are the only instances in history of nuclear weapons being used as an act of war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_explosion

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web search NEUTRAL — - **Global Recognition**: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are globally recognized as the only instances of nuclear weapons used in warfare, making them a universal reference point for discussin…
https://note.com/clean_broom590/n/nc563583f2559

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