Korea’s Lee Clarifies Policy Chief’s ‘Citizen Dividend’ Remarks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung clarified his policy chief’s remarks on a “citizen dividend,” in a post on X.

• Kim Yong-beom stated a discussion of an idea to distribute excess tax revenue generated from profits in the AI sector to the public, Lee said
• Some media outlets edited this remark and circulated defamatory fake news claiming that Kim proposed reviewing a plan to distribute companies’ excess profits to citizens, Lee said
• Kim provided a clear and detailed clarification that his statement concerned the distribution of excess tax revenue, Lee said
• Despite his explanation and related follow-up reports, some outlets ...