Following Japan's release of wastewater from its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in August 2023, a photo of a harbour filled with dead fish has been shared on Facebook with a false claim it was taken off the coast of Busan in South Korea "hours" after the discharge began. In fact, the photo was taken in 2022 in a different coastal city. South Korean fisheries officials have also dismissed the claim and said there were no mass fish deaths observed in Busan or anywhere else in the country
Ever since one fateful night in the spring of 1964, Choi Mal-ja has endured the weight of her notorious reputation as a “tongue biter" who supposedly ruined a young man’s life over a kiss. At age 18, Choi bit off part of the man’s tongue as she tried to fight off an attempted rape. From today’s perspective, the nature of her actions is of little debate: It was self-defense. But the world .