SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in came to office in 2017 on a pledge to clean up politics after his predecessor was brought down by a massive corruption scandal. But now he's facing a slew of allegations that could potentially threaten his own presidency.
Kim Kyung-soo, the public relations manager of Moon's presidential campaign, was sentenced late last month to two and a half years in prison for using an influential blogger to manipulate public opinion on social media. Kim, who is governor of South Gyeongsang Province, allowed the blogger to use a computer program that created fake "likes" and post comments favorable to Moon on some 70,000 news stories.
