37 bodies with only the lower half of the body in South Korea” spread in Japan…Police investigate Korean YouTuber.

A YouTuber with 960,000 channel subscribers has been investigated by the South Korean police for spreading a false rumor that many damaged bodies have been found in South Korea. On May 5, the police announced that they are considering punishing Korean YouTuber Debo-chan, who is active in Japan, for alleged violation of Article 47, Paragraph 2 of the Basic Telecommunications Law. A police official stated, “We will continue to take swift and decisive action to prevent social confusion caused by false and fabricated information and to protect the public’s right to know. Earlier, on the 22nd of last month, in a video titled “The murder and organ trafficking problem of criminal Chinese who recently entered Korea without visas is bad,” Debo-chan said, “37 bodies with only the lower half of their bodies were found in Korea. The video caused a stir by claiming that “there are 150 cases under investigation behind closed doors. The video received a large number of views, and a number of people on social networking sites responded that they were afraid to go to South Korea. The police determined that the video had caused public anxiety and social disruption and had a negative impact on Korea’s international image. In particular, they stipulated that the act was detrimental to the national interest, as it could have negative consequences for foreign visitors and investment in Korea. He then informed through a video posted on May 5 that he was going to be investigated by the Korean police, and began to say, “I have to be careful about what I say from now on, so I choose my words carefully while filming. Deb explained that she was not trying to maliciously spread fake news and make Korea’s image look bad, and that she was only speaking while showing evidence that security has worsened and crime has increased since Chinese nationals were allowed into Korea without visas. He added, “I will delete all videos that may cause problems regarding Korea. I will also delete any videos that could be problematic, such as those that accuse a specific person.