"This is truly an offense"... Lee Su-jeong, Lee Jun-seok's crude remarks 'Chopsticks Democratic Party' fake news controversy

[Financial News]  Lee Jun-seok, the Reform New Party's presidential candidate, caused controversy by making violent remarks about women's bodies during the last TV debate, leading to a complaint. Meanwhile, Lee Su-jeong, a criminal psychologist and head of the People's Power Party's Suwon branch, is spreading fake news related to the Democratic Party using Lee's remarks, causing further controversy.

On the 28th, Lee shared a photo on Facebook of Democratic Party politicians wearing blue campaign clothes and expressing '1' with chopsticks, writing, "This is why I can never go with you! Don't you know this is truly an offense?"

The netizen who originally posted the photo on social networking services (SNS) said, "Unprecedented! It's a photo from two weeks ago. Prophetic?" This led to misunderstandings as it was unrelated to Lee's 'chopsticks' remark and was actually a Democratic Party election promotional video. Despite the netizen clarifying it was 'two weeks ago,' Lee shared the photo, causing controversy.

In response, Park Ju-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker who appeared in the photo, said, "This kind of post is exactly the second Lee Jun-seok behavior. It was written without any fact-checking, and the 'Number 1 Challenge' was a video taken on the 13th," adding, "What kind of offense did the people in the photo, including me, commit? Rather, Professor Lee Su-jeong is spreading false information and participating in another offensive act."

He warned Lee, "If you do not delete the post immediately and apologize, we will take strong action, including legal measures," and regarding the spread of the photo online, "They captured the Number 1 video taken on May 13 and maliciously distributed it as if it was taken today," adding, "We will respond strongly to posts that distort the facts."

Meanwhile, Lee recently raised an issue with a banner encouraging presidential voting installed by Suwon City, claiming the dividing line (｜) reminded her of 'Number 1.' She also made remarks on Facebook criticizing Kim Moon-soo, the People's Power Party's presidential candidate, amid escalating conflicts over unification issues with former Prime Minister Han Deok-su. When Kim maintained his candidacy, Lee changed her stance and was criticized for 'sudden revision,' causing various controversies.


hsg@fnnews.com Han Seung-gon Reporter