Right before the April 2020 general election, a ruling was made that the media and reporters who reported false facts for the purpose of losing the election had to pay 20 million won to the chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, Chungcheongnam-do. Chairman Bok ruled in favor of some of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit for damages of 100 million won filed once morest Mr. Song Kyung-hwa, the publisher, editor and representative reporter of the local Internet media ‘Good News 365’, Lee Myung-soo, a member of the People’s Power, and Kim Tae-guk, former aide to Lee Myung-soo’s office. . The trial was finalized on the 24th of last month as neither side appealed.
