The Pokemon Go game, which is currently a new craze in the community, has made the players forget the time. If you look, the most lovers of this game are young people. In some crowds you will see some young people pressing their smart phones, occasionally they also seem to run around as if chasing something.

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The slanted news that has been circulating about the Pokemon Go game has also spread in several social media, the rumor states that the game released by Nintendo, Pokemon Corps, and also Niantic Labs contains various invitations that cannot be tolerated by Islam.

Because of the many rumors circulating on social media that Pokemon Go actually has its own meaning that is less fun.

"In Syriac or Syriac this Pokemon means I am Jewish, while the Pokemon named Pikachu means "Be a Jew". While Charmander also has its own meaning, namely "God is Weak". That's one of the rumors circulating on social media so far about the meaning of words in Pokemon (both animation and games).

The rumor has even become a very heated debate on social media, because many people have their own opinions. There are those who have the opinion that it is just something that is linked, and not a few who really believe in the existence of these rumors. Because those who believe in these rumors feel that there is truth present in these rumors.

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Until now the issue is still a big question mark, the Los Angeles Times in its article on April 24, 2011 also reviewed about this Pokemon. In the news, it was stated that at that time countries such as Qatar, Oman, Dubai, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia also circulated a lot about this Pokemon Go rumor.

Many connotations emerged that the game was promoting anti-Islamic behavior and then believing in Judaism.

This then made everyone in the country restless, and the things that were reported were also later denied by the Pokemon party. But the leaders of the country still can't take it for granted if Pokemon Go enters their country.

The rumors continue to appear in Arab countries with cultural assimilation in the midst of current concerns, but there is no solid evidence of the rumors circulating at the time, Jordan's Amman newspaper said in a statement.

While the Syriac Orthodox Christian Church has denied the allegations, because in the ancient Syriac language the meaning of the word Pokemon has no meaning to insult Islam. Meanwhile, church officials were also very surprised by the arrival of a letter stating that Pokemon contained an invitation from the Jews.

Let's wait for the truth of the rumors. But what is certain is that Pokemon Go has been loved by people all over the world. Pokemon Go, which is based on Augmented Reality (AR), always creates a stir, the positive side of this game is that it can make people like exercising and even heal people from depression.

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