{
  "id": 16669923,
  "title": "'Doctor X' faces petition to halt airing over Gwangju Uprising depiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/doctor-x-faces-petition-to-halt-airing-over-gwangju-uprising-depiction-16669923",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T22:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261027/doctor-x-faces-petition-to-halt-airing-over-gwangju-uprising-depiction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korean medical drama \"Doctor X: Mafia in White\" is facing a petition to halt its airing due to the depiction of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. A National Assembly petition has gathered 100 supporters, requiring the minimum to be made public. The petitioner argues that Episode 6 of the drama, which aired on Saturday, inaccurately portrayed the pro-democracy movement in Gwangju, despite having no connection to the plot. The petitioner emphasizes that the uprising remains a politically contested issue, with differing perspectives among ruling and opposition parties, as well as left and right factions. The episode featured a character with a gunshot wound sustained during the uprising, adding to the controversy surrounding the drama's historical representation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}