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YouTuber Defamed Movie Star Using A.I., South Korean Police Say They arrested the man, accusing him of fabricating a voice recording to implicate Kim Soo-hyun in dating a minor.
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What happened
YouTuber Defamed Movie Star Using A.I., South Korean Police Say They arrested the man, accusing him of fabricating a voice recording to implicate Kim Soo-hyun in dating a minor.
Why it matters
Last year, a YouTuber accused Kim Soo-hyun, one of South Korea’s best-known actors, of dating an actress when she was still a minor.
Common ground
He denied the claim but his career rapidly derailed, … The New York Times flipped this story into World•12d Related storyboards
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- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Last year, a YouTuber accused Kim Soo-hyun, one of South Korea’s best-known actors, of dating an actress when she was still a minor?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “Last year, a YouTuber accused Kim Soo-hyun, one of South Korea’s best-known actors, of dating an actress when she was still a minor.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that a YouTuber accused Kim Soo-hyun of dating an actress while she was a minor.
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— Kim Jae-hong (Korean: 김재홍; born November 9, 1992) better known as Amotti (아모띠) is a former South Korean CrossFitter, YouTuber and the winner of Netflix show Physical: 100 Season 2 – Underground (2024…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amotti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amotti
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— Kim Soo-hyun (Korean: 김수현; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is the recipient of five Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. Kim made his televis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Soo-hyun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Soo-hyun
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— Lee Jong-hyun (Korean: 이종현; born May 15, 1990), also known by his mononym Jonghyun, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Kore…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jong-hyun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jong-hyun
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Claim 2: “top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken”
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A web search result citing Reuters confirms that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated Ukraine had retaken nearly 600 square km (approximately 230 square miles) of territory in 2026.
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
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— This is a list of Ukrainian, Russian and Russian-separatist aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War based on visual evidence or official confirmation from involved parties. It includes proven h…
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— This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 12 November 2022, following the conclusion of Ukraine's Kherson and Kharkiv counteroffensives, to 7 June 2023, the day before the 2023 U…
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Claim 3: “President Donald Trump has accused Iran of shooting down a United States military helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down a US military (Apache) helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. This is contextualized by Wikipedia entries regarding the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis.
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— From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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Claim 4: “They arrested the man, accusing him of fabricating a voice recording to implicate Kim Soo-hyun in dating a minor.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that South Korean authorities arrested a YouTuber for using AI to fake a voice recording to defame actor Kim Soo-hyun regarding a scandal involving a minor.
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— Lee Jong-hyun (Korean: 이종현; born May 15, 1990), also known by his mononym Jonghyun, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Kore…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jong-hyun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jong-hyun
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— Kim Go-eun (Korean: 김고은; born July 2, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film Eungyo (2012), for which she won several Best New Actress awards in South Korea. She is also known for he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Go-eun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Go-eun
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— Kim Soo-hyun (Korean: 김수현; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is the recipient of five Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. Kim made his televis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Soo-hyun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Soo-hyun
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Claim 5: “Reality television star Spencer Pratt has been knocked out of the race to become mayor of Los Angeles”
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Wikipedia explicitly lists Spencer Pratt as an 'unsuccessful candidate in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election'. This is further corroborated by TMZ and other news reports stating he finished third in the primary and will not advance to the runoff.
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— The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
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— Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality and unsuccessful candidate in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a…
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— Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
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