Disinformation Archives - East Asia Research Center

May 18, 2022

Questions about the Incidents in May 1980 in Gwangju: Toll Road Ambush, Stealing Military Vehicles and Weapons, Rigging TNT in the Provincial Building

2022-5-18, Tara O Raising a different version of events than the current narrative about what happened in Gwangju beginning on May 18, 1980 (“5.18”) or even questioning the account can...

5.18/Demonstrations/Disinformation/History/National Security/North Korea/Psychological Operations/South Korea

May 29, 2020

Ministry of Veterans Tells Korean War Hero General Paik Sun-yup No Burial Plot at Seoul National Cemetery

2020-5-27, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] It became known on May 26, 2020 that the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recently visited the hero of the Korean War, General Paik Sun-yup...

Disinformation/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 4, 2020

Confucius Institutes in South Korea Promote Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda

2020-5-2, Dong-a Ilbo [Translation] “Mao Ze Dong is someone who brings happiness to the Orient.” No Confucius in the Confucius Institute Propaganda of the communist system, distorted history Children’s teaching...

China/Communism/Disinformation/Education/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

March 12, 2020

Realmeter Charged with Public Opinion Manipulation…Fraud, Obstruction, Election Law Violation

2020-3-11, NewDaily [Translation] Young Law Professionals of the Future (미래를여는청년변호사모임) or MiraeCheongByeon (미래청변 for short) gathered on March 11, 2020 and filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office charging...

Disinformation/Elections/Moon Jae-in/Opinion Rigging/Poll/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

March 8, 2020

Chinagate: Chinese Trolls, Sockpuppets in South Korea to Manipulate Public Opinion Online, Impact Politics, and Intervene in Internal Affairs

2020-3-8, Tara O China has long been known to employ its “50 Cent Army”– a group used to manipulate public opinion by sockpuppetry and trolling on the internet. Sockpuppetry is...

Censorship/China/Disinformation/Elections/Hacking/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/South Korea/Subversion/Wuhan Virus

February 2, 2020

4 Years Jail for Libel Regarding 5.18 Gwangju Incident? Freedom of Speech to be Set Back Again in South Korea

February 2, 2020, Tara O The suppression of freedom of speech continues in South Korea. Prosecutors are pushing for 4 years of jail for Dr. Ji Man-won (지만원, 77-year old...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Constitution/Corruption/Disinformation/Freedom/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Rule of Law/South Korea

December 1, 2019

Unelected Representatives, Gongsoocheo to Undermine South Korea’s Identity as a Republic and Separation of Powers; Hunger Strikes by the Opposition Leader Hwang and Others

2019-11-30, Tara O There are multiple hunger strikes ongoing in South Korea in front of the Blue House. Why are people on hunger strikes? It has to do with proposals...

Demonstrations/Disinformation/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Protests/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

September 4, 2019

Without Park Geun-hye, Conservatives Cannot Survive

2019-8-31, SeongJaeJun TV (translation) A young YouTuber, Sung Jae-jun, talks about how to unify the conservatives in Korea and about the recent Supreme Court decision on August 29, 2019. The...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea/Tablet/Translation of Korean News

July 12, 2019

The Fall of the Rule of Law in South Korea: The Impeachment of Park Geun-Hye, Part I: The Media, the Tablet, Public Sentiment, Gookjeong Nongdan, and the National Assembly

2019-7-12, Tara O Timeline of the Impeachment and related events Impeached for “Gookjeong Nongdan”–terminology explained JTBC’s Tablet Story Candlelight Protests/Public Sentiment The South Korean Constitution on impeachment and the duty...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Rule of Law/Subversion

July 11, 2019

Public Statement on the “Byun Hee-Jai and Tablet Trial” by Citizen Watchdog Group

2018-9-9, Byun Hee-jai and Tablet Trial Citizen Watchdog Group The group calls for scientifically inspecting the controversial “tablet PC.” Although the statement came out on September 9, 2018, Byun Hee-Jai’s...

Censorship/Disinformation/Impeachment/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/Statements from Korean groups/Tablet

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