South Korea‘s World Cup squad skipped interviews with domestic press after reporters made disparaging remarks about captain Son Heung-min, but an image circulating on social media purportedly showing the team announcing the boycott is AI-generated. There have also been no official photos or videos showing such an announcement, while the circulating image closely resembles footage of the Argentinian team announcing they would boycott their national press in November 2016.
The image purportedly showing the South Korean team announcing their media boycott was shared on X on June 16, 2026, in response to another post about the squad reacting to reporters allegedly
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