Yeo: "Kim Eo-jun, after 'Saengta-tang', stirs fake news again... never 'one-way communication'"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 1st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The ruling party directly accused TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' of spreading fake news related to the Itaewon Halloween accident.

Kim Jong-hyuk, a member of the People Power Party's emergency committee and chair of the Fair Media Subcommittee, posted on his social network service (SNS) on the 1st, "Since the Itaewon Halloween accident occurred, all kinds of fake news have been rampant, and 'Kim Eo-jun' cannot be left out," releasing a statement from the subcommittee containing these remarks.

The statement criticized Kim's claim on the broadcast on the 31st of last month that "In the past, police lines were set up and traffic was allowed only in one direction," saying, "Kim Eo-jun's remarks quickly spread on the internet, and like many lies he has told before, public sentiment began to waver. But this is a blatant lie." It pointed out, "Yongsan District Office responded that 'Halloween is an event without an organizer, so the district office did not directly manage it, and no one-way traffic measures were ever implemented.'"

The statement also noted that the police stated they "never operated one-way traffic," adding, "These facts (that there was no one-way traffic) can be confirmed through the police and Yongsan District Office. However, Kim Eo-jun publicly claimed, based only on unclear footage of an unspecified time he said he saw, that one-way traffic had been implemented in the past," criticizing him.

Furthermore, regarding Kim's remark, "Some say not to politicize the accident, but no, this is indeed a political issue," the statement said, "'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' has been criticized for distorting the essence and politicizing incidents by spreading fake news, biased reports, and inflammatory remarks whenever incidents causing public pain or elections occur." It added, "Any act to politicize the deaths of innocent young people for political gain, whether by individuals or groups, will inevitably face stern judgment from history."

Meanwhile, on the same day, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, also requested special caution at the floor countermeasure meeting, saying, "Fake news is not only a secondary harm to the victims' families but also fosters distrust and causes significant social costs."

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