PM calls for rooting out fake news ahead of elections

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for rooting out fake news with the help of the prosecution and the police, saying such misinformation threatens democracy ahead of elections. Kim issued the call during a meeting with relevant ministers and agency chiefs with the nationwide local elections less than four months away on June 3. "Fake news and smear campaigns that distort government policies, spread false accusations against members of the government and undermine specific candidates

By The Korea Herald