Lee Jun-seok and Lee Jae-myung Defamation Posts... Moon Pressed 'Like' Then Canceled

Moon Administration Explains "Simple Mistake While Scrolling"

Former President Moon Jae-in was found to have liked and then unliked a post criticizing Lee Jun-seok, co-leader of the Reform New Party, and Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On Moon's social media account on X (formerly Twitter), he had liked posts containing hashtags (#) criticizing Lee Jun-seok and Lee Jae-myung, such as 'Lee_Jun-seok_scammed', 'Lee_Jun-seok_factionalization_Lee_Jae-myung_factionalization', 'Broke_the_agreement_Reform_New_Party', and '660_million_shuking_criminal_Lee_Jun-seok'. The posts also included a news article link reporting that Lee Nak-yeon, co-leader of the Reform New Party, criticized Lee Jun-seok for opposing the decision-making authority over the election campaign.

Photo by Moon Jae-in, former president, Instagram

Currently, Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jun-seok are in conflict over leadership of the general election and have ultimately declared a split. On the 20th, Lee Nak-yeon held a press conference stating, "I will return to a new future." In this context, Moon’s liking of posts criticizing Lee Jun-seok could be perceived as support for Lee Nak-yeon.

However, a representative from Moon’s side explained it as a "simple mistake." The representative said, "While scrolling through SNS posts, a 'like' could have been pressed by mistake, or perhaps a pet cat playing near the smartphone caused it," adding, "The 'like' has now been canceled."

Meanwhile, this is not the first time Moon’s likes on online posts have caused controversy. Previously, in June and November 2022, Moon liked and then unliked posts that insulted Lee Jae-myung by calling him "trash" and a "psychopath." At that time as well, Moon’s side stated that the likes were pressed by mistake.

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