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South Korean posts falsely call government data leak fake news
Original: South Korean posts erroneously dismiss government website data leak as 'fake news'
Posts circulating in South Korea are wrongly claiming that a data leak involving a government website is fake news, according to AFP Fact Check. The fact-checking organisation found the leak was real and that posts dismissing it as fabricated are inaccurate, amid ongoing public concern about the security of citizens' personal data held by state services.
Why now: A government website data leak has raised concerns in South Korea, and false claims dismissing it as fake news are spreading.
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