Fake Newspaper Article Claiming "5.18 Was the Work of Spies" Surfaces; Creator Apprehended

[Anchor] A person in their 20s has been apprehended by police for using AI to mimic a newspaper from the time of the May 18 Democratization Movement and spreading false information.

The suspect, a man in his 20s identified as A, is accused of creating and distributing posts that distorted and disparaged the May 18 Democratization Movement by perfectly imitating the layout of the Gwangju Ilbo newspaper last May, during the memorial period marking the 46th anniversary of the movement.

Investigations revealed that A used generative AI to fabricate the content of the page as if it were an article from May 20, 1980.

It is reported that during police questioning, A stated that he wanted to make people believe the claim that the May 18 movement was the work of spies acting under orders from the North Korean military.

The police have apprehended not only the original creator but also five individuals who acted as intermediaries in spreading the false posts.

(Source: 5.18 Memorial Foundation)
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