In the process of being spread online, the full title identifying the video as a fictionalised work was often dropped, causing both lawmakers and the news media to speculate that it might be a deepfake video.
After it emerged the video was a fictionalised compilation, some media outlets began describing it as satire, to the ruling party’s displeasure.
“We express serious concerns over the fact that certain outlets are labelling the false and fabricated video as a satirical video, and reporting it is acceptable because it has been marked as fake,” presidential spokeswoman Kim Soo-kyung…
