Claim: In March 2021, a man sporting face paint in the likeness of comic book supervillain The Joker announced that he was running for governor in a Japanese district known as Chiba Prefecture.
Fact-check: Is a Man in Joker Face Paint Running for Governor in Japan?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Madison Dapcevich
Date published: 2021-03-12T08:15:40