YouTuber Tzuyang has pushed again in opposition to a wave of false on-line claims, rejecting rumors that she is Chinese language or that Chinese language backing is behind her channel’s 12.7 million subscribers.
In an episode launched Wednesday of comic Park Na-rae’s YouTube present, the favored meals channel creator mentioned the unfold of misinformation concentrating on public figures.
Tzuyang, who just lately testified at a Nationwide Meeting audit to name for stronger motion in opposition to cyber defamation, mentioned she had reached a breaking level.
“As a result of my work depends upon public curiosity, I assumed I needed to settle for some criticism,” she mentioned. “However as issues crossed a line, I questioned whether or not I ought to actually must endure false accusations and being framed. That’s after I determined to confront it.”
She recalled being overwhelmed throughout her testimony. “I used to be so nervous that I don’t even bear in mind what I mentioned,” she mentioned. “However the video was crammed with feedback saying I used to be pretending to be harmless. That damage.”
Requested by Park about essentially the most absurd rumor she had seen, Tzuyang pointed to repeated claims that her channel’s speedy development was the results of Chinese language political or monetary backing. “Folks say my 12 million subscribers are all due to Chinese language assist, that Chinese language teams are sponsoring me and that I’m truly Chinese language,” she mentioned.
She additionally rejected a rumor about her training. “Folks hold saying I graduated from Sogang College’s persevering with training program, however that’s not true. Even my Chinese language-character identify is uploaded incorrectly,” she mentioned. She added that she has largely stopped studying such posts. “There are such a lot of issues which can be merely not factual.”
Park additionally shared her personal experiences with fabricated rumors, together with false claims that she was getting married or anticipating a baby. “There was even a rumor that I used to be pregnant with Yang Se-chan’s child,” she mentioned.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
