Korean slang profile
인포데믹
inpodemik
The epidemic-like spread of malicious rumors or distorted information.
The epidemic-like spread of malicious rumors or distorted information.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 15, 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
인포데믹을 막으려면 출처가 불분명한 소식부터 확인해야 한다.
To curb an infodemic, we need to check news from unclear sources first.
02Documented history
- October 2020전북일보 introduced it as an expression describing the spread of misinformation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전북일보 explains it as the spread of malicious rumors or distorted information. This evidence alone does not establish the first coiner or the word’s history.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [NIE] ‘코로나 신조어’를 통해 본 2020 대한민국 (전북일보)Published Oct 15, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026