When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol cited claims of election hacking and 'anti-state' pro-North Korean sympathisers as justification for imposing a short-lived martial law, right-wing YouTuber Ko Sung-kook had heard it before. In fact, Ko had made the same claims himself many times to the 1.
Ko Sung-kook, a conservative commentator who hosts Kosungkook TV on YouTube, meets his fans during a rally to support President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea on Dec 14, 2024.When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol cited claims of election hacking and "anti-state" pro-North Korean sympathisers as justification for imposing a short-lived martial law, right-wing YouTuber Ko Sung-kook had heard it before.
PPP leader Han Dong-hoon, a former confidant of Yoon who went on to advocate for the president's impeachment, announced his resignation on Monday and blamed South Korea's right-wing media for creating divisions among conservatives. Yoon's office did not respond to Reuters' questions about his viewing habits or the sources for his claims used to justify imposing martial law.Speaking in his modest office that doubles as a studio, Ko said he does not know if Yoon watches his show but is glad YouTubers provide an alternative platform which seemed to reflect the president's thinking.
In November, a former official with South Korea's biggest umbrella union, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions , was sentenced to 15 years in prison for receiving orders from North Korea to incite protests. "When traditional newspapers and television networks took a critical stance on President Trump, Trump blamed them as fake news or garbage. Trump pointed to social media like YouTube as the right ones instead," Shin said.About 53 per cent of South Koreans say they get news on YouTube, higher than an average of 30 per cent in other countries, according to a 2023 report by Korea Press Foundation. That was up from 24 per cent in 2016.
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