Misinformation in South Korea soars during and after martial law declaration

Tanks rolling down the street. Innocent citizens and opposition politicians being arrested in the middle of the night. “Assassination squads” targeting prominent progressive voices. These were a few of the rumors and unverified claims flying around after the now-suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol’s surprise martial law declaration on Dec. 3, as chaos and confusion briefly took … Continue reading Misinformation in South Korea soars during and after martial law declaration