Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Rival parties brace for deepfake flood as presidential election approaches

With just weeks remaining until the June 3 presidential election, political parties are bracing for a wave of “deepfake negative campaigning,” as advances in deep learning technology make fabricating a candidate’s face or voice easier than ever.

2025-04-21

Police arrest nearly 1,000 in deepfake sex crime crackdown

Police arrested 963 individuals after a seven-month crackdown on sex crimes involving content created through deepfake technology, with most arrests involving teens and those in their 20s.

2025-04-17

Deepfakes of presidential candidates begin spreading online ahead of snap election

Unauthorized deepfake videos targeting presidential candidates are already spreading online ahead of the June 3 election, raising concerns that the advancement in AI technology could trick the public into believing false and negative misinformation.

2025-04-14

Eight apprehended for allegedly creating, distributing deepfake porn featuring HYBE artists

Police have apprehended eight individuals accused of creating and distributing deepfake videos featuring artists under K-pop powerhouse HYBE, the company behind groups like BTS and NewJeans.

2025-04-11

More than 100 arrested for making, sharing deepfake porn of K-pop idols, celebrities, classmates

Police have arrested more than 100 men, mostly in their teens to 30s, for creating and distributing deepfake pornography featuring female K-pop idols, actors, internet streamers and even ordinary individuals, officials announced Friday.

2025-04-11

YouTubers booked for screening deepfake video of President Yoon and first lady

Two people allegedly behind a deepfake video featuring scantily dressed images of President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee which was screened in downtown Gwangju have been booked by police.

2025-02-27

Police probe deepfake video of Yoon, first lady played at pro-impeachment protest

Police launched an investigation on Monday into the playing of a deepfake video with the faces of President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at a pro-impeachment rally in Gwangju on Sunday.

2025-02-17

Police to invest $6.2 million to build deepfake detection system

Police will invest 9.1 billion won ($6.2 million) to build a system that can detect deepfakes and misinformation, officials said Sunday, as Korea seeks to better combat a surge in crimes involving images and sounds generated with AI.

2025-02-02

Deepfake-related civil complaints have risen sixfold in past year: Anticorruption commission

The number of civil complaints related to deepfake sex crimes has increased more than sixfold over the past year, according to the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC).

2024-11-21

Gov't to expand undercover investigations of deepfake sex crimes to include adult victim cases

The government said Wednesday it will push to expand the scope of undercover investigations into deepfake sex crimes to include cases where the victims are adults.

2024-11-06