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Modern Warfare 4 Faces Backlash in South Korea Over Itaewon Footage

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has sparked criticism in South Korea over a scene in its opening cinematic that uses broadcast footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. The game, developed by Activision, was released worldwide on October 23, 2026, and bereaved families and civic groups have demanded that the sequence be removed

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8 outlets · 8 articles
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Reporting countries
Slovenia
English
Countries concerned
South Korea
Society · intensity 1.5 · tone -0.20
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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  • Confirmed by 1 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by files.vgtimes.com (Slovenia), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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  1. Modern Warfare 4 Faces Backlash in South Korea Over Itaewon Footage
    files.vgtimes.comSISlovenia → South KoreaEnglish