President Yoon Seok-yeol visits Uijeongbu Jeil Market in Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 25th and meets with merchants. /yunhap news
The ruling party took legal action after President Yoon Seok-yeol’s statement that he would help merchants in the market was disguised as fake news that he ‘promised to increase prices’ and was spread.
How did the statement, “We will do our best to increase sales,” turn into a “promise to increase prices” and spread as truth? Several people were involved in the process.
President Yoon Seok-yeol visited the Jeil Market in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do on the 25th and had a conversation with a vegetable seller, saying, “The government will do everything in its power to increase sales.”
JTBC posted this subtitle while showing this scene on YouTube.
“I will put in a lot of effort to make the cabbage rise.”
Just before this part of the subtitles, subtitles explaining the situation were included along with the scene of the visit to the vegetable store.
‘I’m also worried about the price of cabbage’
Netizens pointed out that if you watch the two subtitles in succession, it is easy for anyone to hear ‘sales’ as ‘cabbage’.
This video quickly spread in pro-Democratic Party online communities such as Bobae Dream and Clien. There were comments such as “Is it right to raise the price of cabbage?”, “Are you saying you won’t let common people eat cabbage in the future?”, “I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.”
As the video became a hot topic, a YouTuber jumped in.
Screenshot of YouTube broadcast. /What can I do?
On the 28th, the famous YouTuber ‘Eodeok-ajae’ uploaded the edited content of the video and gave it this title.
‘Seok-Yeol Yoon wants to use some force to raise prices’
Opposition politicians, including Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min, former Unified Progressive Party lawmaker Kim Jae-yeon, and former Democratic Party deputy spokesperson Ha Heon-ki, also expanded and reproduced this fake news through their social media.
Rep. Kim Yong-min said on Facebook on the 27th, “As prices continue to rise, the cost of this year’s Lunar New Year’s ancestral rites is expected to hit an all-time high. President Yoon Seok-yeol, who must prepare for this, said in the market, ‘I will use a lot of effort to make cabbage rise.’ left a comment. “I don’t know what country’s president he is,” he said.
From the left, Rep. Kim Yong-min, former Deputy Spokesperson Ha Heon-ki, and former Rep. Kim Jae-yeon. /Newsis, Yonhap News, Chosun DB
Former Deputy Spokesperson Ha Heon-ki also shared a JTBC report scene on Facebook on the same day and said, “What on earth is he thinking while sitting there?”
Kim Jae-yeon, a former member of the Unified Progressive Party, also said on
Rep. Park Seong-joong, secretary of the ruling party on the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly, said in a statement on the 28th, “As the general election approaches following MBC’s subtitle manipulation and Newstapa’s presidential election manipulation, the left-biased JTBC can only be seen as blatantly displaying its political color and interfering in the election. “There is none,” he claimed. Rep. Hong Seok-jun, a member of the National Defense Commission, also posted on Facebook on the same day, “Common sense would suggest that the president would want the price of cabbage to rise? “I can’t help but see this as an underlying malicious prejudice,” he said.
JTBC apology broadcast. /JTBC press screen
Meanwhile, JTBC said in an apology broadcast on the 28th, “In the video of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s visit to the traditional market posted on the JTBC YouTube channel on the 25th, President Yoon’s comment was said to be ‘I will put in a lot of effort to make the cabbage rise.'” “However, upon re-checking, the The statement was, ‘I will do my best to increase sales.’ He said, “There was a mistake by the person in charge in the process of transferring the remarks that were mixed with the sound of the scene.”
JTBC said, “We will go through a more thorough verification process for online videos,” and “We apologize for any confusion caused to viewers and officials.”
2024-01-29 02:45:01
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