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  • 2021-04-13 (xsd:date)
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  • This photo of Moon Jae-in has been doctored -- he was not holding a pro-North Korea sign (en)
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  • A photo that purports to show South Korean President Moon Jae-in holding a card that displays a pro-North Korea message has been shared repeatedly on Facebook. The photo, however, has been digitally altered: the original shows an unrelated message that does not refer to North Korea. The photo was shared on Facebook on March 27, 2021. It purports to show President Moon Jae-in holding a card with Korean-language text that translates to English as: It is inappropriate to call North Korea main enemy. It’s the country of my grandfather and my homeland. Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on April 8, 2021. The term main enemy was previously used in South Korea military documents to refer to North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported . The term's meaning has changed over the years, reflecting inter-Korea relations. In 2018, the Moon administration stopped using the term, the report added . An identical photo was also shared on Facebook here , here and here . The photo, however, has been doctored. A reverse image search on TinEye found the original photo was published by Moon on his verified Twitter account on October 16, 2015. 좋은 대통령은 역사를 만들고 나쁜 대통령은 역사책을 바꿉니다. '역사교과서 국정화 반대 인증샷' 릴레이에 #인재근 의원님, 가수 #이승환님 , 함께 해주시겠습니까? #친일미화_정권교과서반대 #국정교과서반대 pic.twitter.com/IcOItB5Cyn — 문재인 (@moonriver365) October 16, 2015 In the original image, the Korean-language text on the card reads: State-authored history textbooks are another name [form] of pro-Japan and dictatorship. Moon posted the photo in response to a government plan to introduce state-issued history textbooks for middle and high-school students. At the time, he was the head of the political opposition, reported the Yonhap News Agency. Moon scrapped the textbooks when he became president in 2017, AFP reported . Below is a screenshot comparison of the doctored photo (L) and the original photo (R): The doctored photo was previously debunked by an official South Korea government account after it circulated online in 2017. Responding to a misleading post that shared the doctored photo, an election agency tweeted on May 6, 2017: The election committee of Jeju City kindly informs you that the image you shared is fabricated and against the local election law. Screenshot of Jeju City election committee’s tweet, taken on April 8, 2021. (en)
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