SCIENCE

No evidence 16th-century Korean naval hero wrote discriminatory quote

Updated on 22/11/2021 at 08:54

Social media posts share a quote disparaging the people of a province in South Korea alongside a claim that the words are taken from the 16th-century war diary of revered naval hero Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The claim is misleading; a historian and expert in Yi's chronicles said no such comments exist in the diary or in his official correspondence; the quote also does not appear in modern translations of the diary. 

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Updated on 19/11/2021 at 07:53

This is a doctored image of Mount Fuji in Japan

Published on 09/11/2021 at 05:42

'No evidence' that Covid-19 booster shots 'increase risk of lymphoma and autoimmune diseases'

Published on 04/11/2021 at 06:54

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Published on 30/10/2021 at 05:24

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Updated on 29/10/2021 at 15:29

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Published on 26/10/2021 at 11:04

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Published on 25/10/2021 at 11:02

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Updated on 28/10/2021 at 19:27

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Published on 11/10/2021 at 10:45

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Published on 07/10/2021 at 18:48

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Published on 30/09/2021 at 17:59

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Published on 30/09/2021 at 16:16

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Published on 29/09/2021 at 04:27