Photo: Screenshot of the video of the YouTuber

South Korean police have launched an investigation into YouTubers who spread fake news that "many damaged bodies are found in Korea," mainly in the Japanese online community, according to Maeil Business Newspaper on Thursday.

The YouTuber that the police launched the investigation is known as "Devo-chan" with 960,000 subscribers. Devo-chan, known as a Korean YouTuber active in Japan, posted a YouTube video titled "The murder and organ trading problems of Chinese criminals who recently entered Korea without a visa are serious" on October 22.

In the video, he said, "37 bodies with only the lower body in Korea have been found. He claimed unconfirmed false information saying, 'There are 150 cases under closed investigation alone.'

The National Police Agency issued a press notice on Wednesday and announced that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's cyber investigation team had taken measures to quickly launch an investigation into the YouTuber.

The National Police Agency said, "We recognize this act as a serious crime," and explained, "We will take measures according to related laws after accurately grasping the facts."

The police judged that the YouTuber's act of spreading false manipulated information creates public anxiety, causes social confusion, and undermines Korea's national image. In addition, it was considered an act of undermining national interests that negatively affects foreigners' visits and investments in Korea.

"In a shameless bid for online clout," one Chinese netizen commented on Sino Weibo.

Many South Korean netizens also expressed outrage over this rumor-mongering behavior. "Such people who harm national interests must be severely punished," one South Korean netizen said. "They should be stripped of their nationality," commented another.