The number of deepfake sex videos under review in South Korea in 2026 has already surpassed the total from the previous year.

What it means

South Korea's media regulator, the Korea Communications Standards Commission, received 17,378 sexually explicit deepfake videos for review between January and August 2026, already surpassing the 15,808 such videos reviewed in all of 2025. This sharp increase highlights the growing scale of deepfake sex crimes in the country.

Accuracy & sourcesGrounded

The claim is based on official data from the Korea Communications Standards Commission, reported by multiple South Korean news outlets including Yonhap News (a primary source). The numbers are consistent across reports, making the claim solid.

How new

The story was published on October 17, 2026, reporting on data through August 2026; it is genuinely new and not resurfaced material.

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• Yonhap News — first to publish