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South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: victims’ families face hate, disinformation online | South China Morning Post

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The article reports on the aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216's crash in South Korea, focusing on the online hate and disinformation targeting the victims' families. The incident occurred on December 29th, resulting in 179 fatalities.

Online Hate and Disinformation

Social media platforms and online communities have been inundated with hateful comments and false narratives about the victims and their families. One individual was arrested for claiming that families who lost multiple loved ones were "thrilled" about compensation.

Compensation and Financial Aid

Jeju Air has pledged full support for funeral expenses, though the exact amount remains undisclosed. Previous government aid in similar situations (like the 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush) amounted to 15 million won (US$10,200) per funeral.

Misinformation and Misogynistic Comments

The deceased pilots were subjected to misogynistic comments based on false claims of their gender. The pilots were, in fact, male.

More than two weeks since Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at South Korea’s Muan International Airport, grieving families of the 179 people killed in the disaster face another hurdle – online hate.

Since the December 29 crash, social media and online communities had been filled with hateful comments and disinformation about the victims and their families, The Korea Herald reported.

Comments included how families were “delighted” about receiving compensation from the government, with a man in his thirties being arrested for saying that those who lost multiple loved ones “must be thrilled” about getting the money.

Jeju Air has said it will commit to fully supporting the funeral expenses of those who died in the crash, but has yet to disclose the amount of compensation for the victims’ families.

In previous incidents such as the Seoul Halloween crowd crush in 2022, the government provided 15 million won (US$10,200) for funeral expenses, according to Korean newspaper Aju Business Daily.

The pilots, who both died in the crash, were not spared from the hate speech, becoming the subject of misogynistic comments after being falsely identified as women. Both pilots were men.