Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26993711-20160107221250/@comment-732150-20160107231933

LSSJ4, arguing that because the Rinnegan could counter IT, that it can counter all other visual genjutsu, is wrong, in my opinion. Its effectiveness against IT seemed much more like a specific thing against that specific genjutsu rather than a strength against an entire class of genjutsu. The reason more people don't use genjutsu against Rinnegan users is pretty much the same reason people don't use much genjutsu at all: relatively few genjutsu users when compared to ninjutsu and taijutsu, which can cause much more actual damage.

SaiST wrote: There was an early fake/troll translation of either the Rinnegan or Nagato's entry in the 4th Data Book that insinuated the Rinnegan could resist all Genjutsu.

Unfortunately, it kinda took off before folks were able to see through it. That's where this is coming from. That would be a somewhat valid reason, if there was anything from such a translation in any of the articles, which isn't the case, so this rant was made over nothing.