Turkish TV fined for false report about Korean president
Show TV has been fined for a major mistake in its news report. / Captured from Show TV
By Jung Min-ho
A Turkish broadcaster has been fined for using Korean President Moon Jae-in's image falsely as a murder suspect in February.
According to the Korea Communications Commission, Wednesday, the Radio and Television Supreme Council, the Turkish media regulator, fined Show TV for using Moon's photos in a Feb. 25 news program to represent a suspect who allegedly killed a Filipina maid in Kuwait.
The broadcaster also described U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka as his wife, showing a photo taken during her visit to Korea for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February.
After the false report came to the fore here, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs complained about the error to Show TV. It later dropped the report and issued an apology to Moon and the people of Korea during a prime-time news program last month.