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Logically→ Old image from South Korea shared as ‘American aid to Israel’
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ News outlets didn’t ignore Korean leaders’ historic summit. A video of the meeting is 5 years old
CLAIM: A new video shows a historic meeting between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea at their border, but the mainstream media isn’t covering it.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un delivered this speech in October 2020. He didn’t name Trump, Biden
Video shows North Korean President Kim Jong Un blaming President Joe Biden for the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and saying, “I support Donald Trump for President in 2024.”
Health Feedback→ Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
REVIEW August 2023 saw a revival of discussions over a possible return to mask mandates, amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. In the wake of this news, a Daily Mail article published on 27 August 2023 claimed that a “mask study published by N
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Are US abortion laws really more like China and North Korea than Europe? No
“The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence North Korea is evacuating its capital. Claim stems from unconfirmed 2017 report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “just ordered the evacuation of the capital city.”
The Dispatch→ The Japan-South Korea Thaw
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony marking the 104th anniversary of the Independence Movement Day against Japanese colonial rule on March 1, 2023. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)In the face of threats from C
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Defense ‘Deal’ with South Korea
Former President Donald Trump, who has regularly complained about the amount of money South Korea pays the U.S. to maintain American military bases there, falsely claimed this week that he “had a deal [with South Korea] for full payment to us, $
The Dispatch→ Will South Korea Go Nuclear?
President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee - Pool/Getty Images)As Pyongyang grows its nuclear arsenal, Seoul considers its atomic options.The post Will South Korea Go Nuclear? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Photos show Doha’s Stadium 974 being dismantled after the Brazil vs. South Korea World Cup match on December 6.
Older images of the stadium under construction are being circulated. The dismantling of Stadium 974 may begin after the World Cup final.
The Dispatch→ How to Really Turn the Screws on North Korea
Unprecedented missile tests deserve a more serious diplomatic and economic response.The post How to Really Turn the Screws on North Korea appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, North Korea did not initiate a military strike against Russia. They are allies
North Korea has taken military action against Russia.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – North Korean soldiers have not been sent to Russia to help with the war in Ukraine
“North Korea sent more than 100,000 troops to Russia for the Ukraine War!”
Snopes→ NKorea Test Launches Missiles on Eve of Harris Trip to Seoul
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is to visit South Korea.
Snopes→ US Aircraft Carrier to Visit S. Korea Amid N. Korean Threats
A U.S. aircraft carrier is to visit South Korea this week for its first joint training with South Korean warships in five years.
Snopes→ Nearly 300 Demand South Korea Probe Their Adoptions Abroad
Louise Kwang felt her entire sense of identity collapse in 2016 when her South Korean agency matter-of-factly acknowledged that her origin story was fiction aimed at ensuring her adoptability.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, North Korea didn’t ‘land’ someone on the sun
“North Korea confirms it has landed a man on the sun.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine
Is North Korea sending troops to Ukraine to help the Kremlin's war efforts? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Moscow appeared to be considering the idea of North Korean workers, not soldiers, working on reconstruction in Ukrain
Snopes→ S. Korea May Conduct Survey on BTS Members’ Military Duty
South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions to mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boyband BTS.
Snopes→ S. Korean Garlic Video Ad Roasted over Purported Obscenity
A rural South Korean town is getting roasted over its video ad on garlic that some farmers say stinks of obscenity and has even sexually objectified the agricultural product.
AllSides→ North Korea: The mystery of its Covid outbreak
https://www.bbc.com/news/61651016 It's been three weeks since North Korea announced its first ever Covi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’
On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media:
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows 2019 meeting with North Korean leader, not South Korean president
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with South Korea’s president.
Snopes→ Harvard Senior’s Disney-Inspired Korean Musical a Hit Online
Disney has done the frozen Nordic princess, the Chinese warrior princess and many others in between. But a Korean princess? Not so much.
Snopes→ Was ‘Squid Game’ Doll Borrowed from South Korean Carriage Museum?
Displaying this giant murder doll can't be good for business.
Snopes→ Kim’s Sister Warns South Korea-U.S. Drills Will Rekindle Tensions
“For some days I have been hearing an unpleasant story that joint military exercises between the South Korean army and the U.S. forces could go ahead as scheduled,” Kim Yo Jong said.
Snopes→ Did Richard Nixon order Nuclear Strike On North Korea While Drunk?
Even without Twitter, presidents can tangle foreign relations on a whim.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘White Influencer Identifies As Korean’
In late June 2021, a screenshot of a headline (“White Influencer Now ‘Identifies As Korean’ After Getting Surgery To Look Like Pop Star”) circulated: That screenshot originated with a June 27 2021 LadBible item: A British influencer ha
Snopes→ State TV: NKoreans Heartbroken Over Kim’s ‘Emaciated Looks’
Kim’s health is the focus of keen outside attention as the 37-year-old leader hasn’t publicly anointed a successor who would take charge of North Korea’s advancing nuclear arsenal.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Korean Actor Park Seo Joon To Star in Marvel Sequel?
If true, he would be the third Korean actor to star in a Marvel movie.
Logically→ South Korea to protest against Japan over Tokyo Olympics map.
The Japanese government's designation of Dokdo as their territory on their Olympics website sparked outrage and objections in South Korea.
Snopes→ Did North Korea Ban Skinny Jeans as a Symbol of ‘Capitalistic Lifestyle’?
Mullets, dyed hair, and body piercings are also considered unacceptable.
AFP Fact Check→ Posts mislead on South Korea’s failed campaign to make subway users ride escalators sideways
Several photos have circulated in Korean-language social media posts in May 2021 alongside a claim they show a new campaign from a local South Korea police force encouraging subway users to ride the escalators sideways. The posts claim the policy has r
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online about South Korea’s quarantine lunch boxes
A photo has circulated online in Korean-language posts alongside a claim it shows a lunch box with a South Korean presidential seal given to Chinese students in quarantine. The claim is misleading: the lunch box in the photo was given to a South Kor
AFP Fact Check→ Korean Facebook posts falsely claim Covid-19 is a ‘common cold that we see every year’
Facebook posts circulating in South Korea claim that Covid-19 is "merely a common cold that we see every year", referencing news reports from 2013 which mentioned a "novel coronavirus". The claim is false: the 2013 reports referred to the MERS outbrea
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online about rules for visitors to South Korea’s national cemetery
Multiple Korean-language posts claim a new rule has banned visitors from singing the national anthem and hoisting the country's flag at South Korea’s cemetery for war veterans. The posts circulated online in May 2021 after anti-government proteste
AFP Fact Check→ Korean posts mislead on origin of the English word ‘family’
Social media posts circulating in South Korea claim that the origin of the English word “family” is a combination of the words “father,” “mother” and “I love you.” The claim is false: the Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of t
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax posts sharing ‘tip’ for phone bill discount in South Korea resurface online
Korean-language Facebook posts circulating in May 2021 purport to share a tip about how people can obtain a discount on their mobile phone bills. The claim is false: the South Korean government and domestic telecommunications operators said the purpo
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts misrepresent IMF report on South Korea’s post-pandemic recovery
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on social media claim the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned South Korea’s economy will not recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic until at least 2026. The claim is misleading: the posts have misre