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Published on 05/05/2025

Mocked-up People magazine cover with South Korea presidential contender misleads online

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Published on 02/05/2025

Manipulated newscast shared online as 'North Korean directive to agents in the South'

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South Korea martial law
Published on 25/04/2025

South Korean posts resurface fabricated BBC commentary after Yoon's impeachment

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Published on 23/04/2025

Coldplay did not endorse candidate in South Korean leadership race

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Published on 18/04/2025

Fake subtitles misrepresent Trump comments as insults against former S. Korean president

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Published on 14/04/2025

Photos of top judge in Yoon impeachment case with red eye predate verdict by months

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South Korea martial law
Published on 14/04/2025

Photo shows South Korean politician displaying stock chart, not attacking Trump

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South Korea martial law
Published on 11/04/2025

Chinese-language poster in S.Korea reignites baseless foreign infiltration claims

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Published on 10/04/2025

Experts refute posts likening AirPods to microwave ovens

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 07/04/2025

Images of 'exhausted South Korean firefighters' bear signs of AI generation

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Wildfires
Published on 31/03/2025

Old clip of arson suspect reignites anti-Chinese attitudes as South Korea battles deadly blazes

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Wildfires
Published on 28/03/2025

Fabricated article about South Korean wildfires inflames anti-Chinese sentiment

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/03/2025

Bogus articles on South Korean president's impeachment trial made with 'fake news generator' spread online

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South Korea martial law
Published on 20/03/2025

Photos of prisoner-of-war detention training falsely linked to S. Korean president's impeachment

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 18/03/2025

AI agent footage misrepresented as China-linked bots targeting South Korea

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South Korea martial law
Published on 17/03/2025

Old Biden-Yoon photo misrepresented as S. Korean leader's 'secret meeting' with top judge

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South Korea martial law
Published on 14/03/2025

Video of New Year's Eve countdown in China altered and shared as pro-Yoon rally

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South Korea martial law
Published on 11/03/2025

Forbes did not publish 'greatest leaders' list featuring South Korean president

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Published on 11/03/2025

Posts misleadingly compare South Korea's poll workforce with other countries

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South Korea martial law
Published on 10/03/2025

Image of former S.Korean president 'reading Han Dong-hoon's memoir' is doctored

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South Korea martial law
Published on 10/03/2025

Chinese-language flags at South Korean rally reignite baseless 'infiltration' claims

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South Korea martial law
Published on 04/03/2025

Trump's birthday letter sent to Kim Jong Un, not to Yoon Suk Yeol

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South Korea martial law
Published on 04/03/2025

Image of S.Korea ex-president 'gloating over Yoon Suk Yeol arrest' is doctored

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South Korea martial law
Published on 28/02/2025

Old video shows South Korean singer at divorce court, not visiting detained president

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South Korea martial law
Published on 25/02/2025

Photo shows S.Korea parliament speaker donning memorial pin, not Chinese ruling party symbol

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Published on 21/02/2025

Old pictures falsely linked to death of South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron

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South Korea martial law
Published on 20/02/2025

Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms

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South Korea martial law
Published on 17/02/2025

Fabricated article targets S. Korean judge, opposition leader

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