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Hailey Jo

Hailey Jo

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Digital Investigation Journalist, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Seoul

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Disinformation Social MediaSouth Korea Politics Misinformation

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Daily news, opinion

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Total articles 2610

  • Chinese-language poster in S.Korea reignites baseless foreign infiltration claims

    By Hailey Jo Verified| Yahoo Verified "As expected, the Democratic Party and the Chinese are in cahoots," reads an April 7 post on a South Korean online forum Nate Pann. "It gives me the chills," the post goes on to say. "The Chinese say they protected our country's freedom. This is insane."It features an image showing a simplified Chinese-language poster alongside a partial Korean translation that reads: "The Constitutional Court has upheld Mr. Yoon's impeachment.

    By Hailey Jo Verified · Yahoo

    Apr. 11, 2025

  • Experts refute posts likening AirPods to microwave ovens

    By Hailey Jo Verified| Yahoo News Malaysia Verified Hailey JO / AFP South Korea9 April 2025 at 11:07 pm·4-min readUsing AirPods is not akin to "wearing a mini microwave" next to the brain, engineering professors told AFP, branding such claims circulating online as nonsensical. While Apple's wireless earbuds emit similar frequencies to microwave ovens, they do so at significantly lower power levels, experts said. "AirPods = Baking your brain in a mini microwave oven," reads the Korean-language caption of an X video posted on March 3, 2025.

    By Hailey Jo Verified · Yahoo News Malaysia

    Apr. 09, 2025

  • Images of 'exhausted South Korean firefighters' bear signs of AI generation

    By Hailey Jo Verified| Yahoo Verified As South Korea grappled with multiple wildfires in March 2025, images were shared in social media posts that falsely claimed they showed firefighters exhausted from containing the blazes. The images are inconsistent with photos taken of firefighters during the unprecedented wildfires in the country’s southeast, and contain visual artefacts that an expert told AFP are signs of AI generation.

    By Hailey Jo Verified · Yahoo

    Apr. 07, 2025

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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a prominent global news agency known for its extensive and reliable coverage of international events. With a network of 1,700 journalists, AFP provides in-depth reporting on various topics, including business, politics, health, and culture. It has the largest news gathering footprint worldwide, ensuring comprehensive coverage of significant issues affecting daily life. AFP offers a variety of services designed for large companies, startups, agencies, international institutions, and NGOs. These include corporate content services that deliver trusted editorial content, a digital verification network for fact-checking, and tailored news feeds that provide customized news dispatches in six languages, available 24/7. Additionally, AFP produces over 3,000 news dispatches daily and offers photo services to capture significant events.

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