Hailey Jo

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hailey Jo

The top contenders in South Korea's presidential vote Tuesday have framed their campaigns as an existential fight for the country's soul, and whoever wins will have to unite a sharply-polarised society. The election was triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous declaration of martial law last year. All major polls suggest victory for Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party, with Kim Moon-soo of the right-wing People Power Party (PPP) trailing far behind.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hailey Jo

Ahead of South Korea's snap election to replace impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, social media users shared an altered image of conservative former Daegu mayor Hong Joon-pyo sporting a jacket with a slogan backing the rival camp's Lee Jae-myung. The original photo shows no name or political message on his outfit. "Mr. Hong Joon-pyo, I'm disappointed. Go ahead and live together with others," reads a Korean-language Facebook post shared on May 29, 2025.

4 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Hailey Jo

Hailey JO / AFP South Korea30 May 2025 at 3:00 am·3-min readAhead of South Korea's snap election to replace impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, social media users shared an altered image of conservative former Daegu mayor Hong Joon-pyo sporting a jacket with a slogan backing the rival camp's Lee Jae-myung. The original photo shows no name or political message on his outfit. "Mr. Hong Joon-pyo, I'm disappointed.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hailey Jo

Stamping ballots with personal name seals renders them invalid, South Korean election authorities warn, contrary to online posts that doing so protects against vote rigging. The country's upcoming presidential vote has been marred with baseless voter fraud claims amplified by ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol during his failed martial law declaration.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hailey Jo

With two weeks left to South Korea's presidential election, social media users widely shared a video by a right-wing YouTuber falsely claiming the US Department of Defense had endorsed conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo. In fact, the YouTuber had misrepresented remarks from US Forces Korea commander General Xavier Brunson during an interview discussing the region's geopolitical situation. A US official told AFP the claim is "completely untrue".