Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Video clips showing the aftermath of a deadly crush in Seoul will be removed from the latest Call of Duty game after an angry reaction from victims' families.
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clips → publish → families
Real life news coverage of the 2022 disaster which killed almost 160 people was included in an opening scene of Modern Warfare 4 to illustrate a fictional invasion from North Korea.
Bereaved families said they were "appalled" to see the footage - which included people being removed on stretchers, body bags on the street and resuscitation efforts - repurposed for the game.
Activision, which makes Call of Duty, has since apologised and confirmed it would be removed in the game's next update on 12 November.
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it → kill → November
The crush happened in the narrow alleys of Seoul's Itaewon district when more than 100,000 people went to the area to celebrate Halloween four years ago.
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people → happen → Halloween
The streets became so tightly packed that people could not move and some were unable to breathe.
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some → become → ?
In a statement on Thursday, the families of those who died said the disaster "was a tragedy that caused hundreds of casualties, and citizens who took part in the rescue or witnessed it have suffered from trauma until now".
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who → die → trauma
"We cannot help but be appalled that the chaotic and desperate scene, in which many citizens at the site performed CPR to save one another and victims lay on the freezing street, was used to create a scene in a game.
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victims → help → game
"Using such an event as material for a game made for entertainment is in itself highly inappropriate and senseless."
'Not intended to trivialise'
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Using → use → itself
Activision confirmed it had used real news coverage of the disaster "to establish the game's fictional narrative" but insisted it had "not intended to reference or trivialise the Itaewon disaster or any other real-world tragedy in any way, shape or form".
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it → confirm → way
Confirming on Friday that the footage would be removed in a statement, the company offered its condolences and apologised to the bereaved families and victims who have been hurt by this incident.
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who → confirm → incident
The decision was welcomed by the 10.29 Itaewon Disaster Bereaved Families Association, however the group told the BBC they had not received a direct apology from Activision.
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they → welcome → Activision
Modern Warfare 4, which was released last week, had already faced criticism for basing the game on North Korea invading South Korea, as the two countries have been technically at war for decades.
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countries → release → decades
Fighting stopped in the Korean War in 1953, but the two countries never signed a peace treaty and conflict is a very real worry in that part of the world.
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conflict → stop → world
At the launch of the game, Call of Duty's chief marketing officer, Tyler Bahl, told BBC Newsbeat: "We have to understand this is entertainment".
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this → tell → Newsbeat
The Aporia
