There is a bad habit of netizens that until now many are still infected. The habit is called talkative and lazy kroscek. In this era of social media, anyone can say anything, including irresponsible people.

These people usually often provoke netizens with baseless hoax posts. Unfortunately, there are still many who are willing to spread it by reposting and retweeting. In fact, if you just want to check the truth of the news that you want to spread, you will certainly be safe from embarrassment when the real facts are later revealed.

One of the most talked about lately is the meaning of pokemon. Along with the popularity of the game Pokemon Go, there are also fatwas and baseless posts about the meaning of pokemon. As expected, it was Muslims who were used as the butt of the hoax information. In fact, this could be part of a promotion or use of the momentum of the explosion of this game by certain parties, including site managers.

From several posts spread on social media, it is said that pokemon means 'I am Jewish' in Syriac. Pikachu is said to mean 'be a Jew' and Charmander means 'God is weak'.

Without tabayun and cross-check, many netizens are talkative and emotional. Those who feel disturbed by their Islam and feel manipulated by the game developer, then share or share online media links that contain this information. Who benefits the most in this situation? Of course, it was the site owner who spread the false news, because it was flooded with hot visitors. The most benefited is of course the game developer, who gets a free promotion.
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The question then is, is the information true or not? It turned out that Nintendo, the developer of this game, denied it. The LA Times called all of these unproven rumors.

As reported by Kotakgame.com, pokemon in English is an abbreviation of two words, namely Pocket Monster which means 'pocket monster'. You could say, these monsters called Pokemon have a small size and can be stored in the trainer's pocket.

While Pikachu which is known as the icon of Pokemon is also formed from two words, namely Pika (shining) and Chu (rat). From its shape alone it is clear that Pikachu is a mouse that glows or is armed with electric shocks. Finally, Charmander also has the meaning of burning fire, like the appearance of Charmander himself in the anime and Pokemon games.
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A valuable lesson from things like this is not to get emotional easily when receiving information. Digest first and precipitate in some time. If necessary, look for comparative information. Wait for more reliable information. Check the news source, credible or not.

In the case of searching for meaning, there are many online dictionaries that can be used to check. I've also checked some dictionaries. One of them is almaany.com and in the Syriac language feature there is no word pokemon which means as spread by these hoax sites.

Don't be easily provoked. Don't be too easy to click and share something whose truth needs to be doubted. If you do that, you won't be the target of the games of people who want to embarrass you.