As speculation mounted in early October about the winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, South Koreans began sharing a false claim that a top Nobel official had tipped President Yoon Suk Yeol as a "leading contender" during a seminar in the United States. But footage of the event shows Norwegian Nobel Committee vice-chair Asle Toje made no mention of Yoon, and the committee's secretariat has told AFP it never divulges the names of nominees.