In early December 2024, shots with military equipment, allegedly passing through the center of the South Korean capital after the introduction of martial law in the country, spread on the Internet. We checked the correctness of such publications.
December 3 President of South Korea Yun Sok Yol Introduced Martial law is in the country. Many media and Telegram channels illustrated their notes about this news with photography, which depicts a column of military equipment passing through the streets of the city. Signatures for the picture say that it was made in the center of Seoul shortly after the introduction of martial law in South Korea.
With such a signature, the photograph appeared as in the Russian media (Life.ru, "RIA Novosti" 161.ru), and in foreign (Bild, Malta Today, Khabar Online, ISRAEL HAYOM). The image was also published by Telegram channels Mash (931,000 views at the time of writing this analysis), "The ax live"(794 000),"Caution, news"(364 000), Shot (319 000) and others.
December 3 Yun Sok Yol Extra Turned He declared martial law to the people - this happened for the first time since 1979. Such a measure, according to the head of state, was directed to protect the constitutional order from communist forces and internal anti -state elements. The introduction of martial law occurred against the background conflict Between the president and the opposition, which has the majority in parliament, Yun accused political opponents of paralying the work of the state. Soon after the president’s appeal, protests began near the parliament building, and the decree itself lasted only six hours - the deputies of the National Assembly, despite the ban, gathered for an emergency meeting and voted for the abolition of martial law. December 5 became It is knownthat the police of South Korea began an investigation against Yun on suspicion of treason.
Although in the news notes on those events, the picture was presented as relevant, the results of the reverse search in the image in Google show different. It was first posted in the article on the site seoul.co.kr January 27, 2024, that is, almost 11 months before the announcement of martial law in the country. In the note, the photograph was accompanied by the signature: “The 1st Guards Brigade of the capital's defense command conducted mobile exercises using the K808 armored vehicle (Baekho) in the center of Seoul on the morning of January 25, 2024.” The exercises began at dawn to minimize inconvenience for citizens, and were widely covered in the South Korean media. Maeil Business Newspaper newspaper indicatedthat the picture was taken near the Seoul Station.
In addition to the photographs shot then, in open sources there are also a video with an armored vehicle moving along Seoul. January 27, 2024 South Korean Chanel a Published On its YouTube channel, a detailed report from the exercises, where armored vehicles are photographed from different angles. At the 25th second of the video, the column is captured from the same angle as in a viral picture.
If you cut the screenshot from the Chanel report, as well as increase the brightness and sharpness of the picture, then the images will turn out to be almost identical.
Despite the fact that this photograph does not reflect the real events of the night from December 3 to 4, then the army really appeared on the streets of Seoul: they circled over the city Helicopters, and military personnel penetrated into the parliament building through broken windows. And numerous other photos with military equipment distributed by large media and photographs are reliable.
Thus, the disassembled photo of armored vehicles on the streets of Seoul is in no way connected with the announcement of martial law in South Korea on the night of December 4. This is a slightly edited screenshot from the video dedicated to military exercises in this country in January.
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