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This is an analysis of how ADOR edited the 2024-06-02 Kakao Talk Chat Between Hanni and Min Hee-Jin.
Chat log screenshots provided by ADOR were split across four separate screenshots, with clear signs of manipulation to construct a narrative favorable to themselves, downplaying the incident, and misrepresenting Hanni’s experience.
1. Selective cropping and omission
The screenshot shows clear signs of messages being selected cropped out or omitted:
Message #20 (appearing in both screenshot 2 & 3) appears out of sequence.
Messages #26–30 (screenshot 4) are visibly stitched together.
Message #16 (top of screenshot 3) shows a cropped speech bubble, hiding part of the conversation. This also means we cannot confirm if there are messages between message #15 and #16.
These omissions are especially suspicious given that ADOR was already violating privacy by releasing these messages, yet still withheld parts that likely undermined their narrative.
2. Reordering messages and distorting contexts
Messages were shown out of chronological order, disrupting the natural flow and separating cause from effect.
Identical messages appeared with different preceding texts across versions, changing their meaning.
Message #20 appeared in different locations in different screenshots (Screenshot 2 & 3)..
This heavily altered how viewers interpreted the conversation..
3. Mismatched or missing timestamps
These messages were stitched together and presented as one continuous thought, though they were likely sent at different times.
All messages between 11:04–11:18, where Hanni reflects on the situation, lacked timestamps.
On Screenshot #2, it appears that Hanni’s Message #20 follows directly after Message #15, with only a one-minute gap shown in the timestamp. Viewed in isolation, this seems natural. However, Screenshot #3 reveals that at least four messages were omitted between those two.
The absence or manipulation of timestamps further obscured the actual timeline and message flow.
4. Segmented and misleading presentation
ADOR presented the four screenshots out of order and without context, falsely implying continuity:
Screenshots #1 (messages 1–9) and #3 (messages 17–25) were shown together on one slide.
Screenshots #2 (messages 10–16, 20) and #4 (messages 26–30) were shown on another.
Despite these being non-sequential and incomplete, ADOR presented them as if they formed a coherent, uninterrupted conversation.
5. Misleading visual annotations
ADOR added red arrows, boxes, and highlights to draw attention to selected lines—while ignoring surrounding context.
These visual cues directed viewers toward ADOR’s preferred interpretation, while minimising or obscuring evidence that contradicted their version of events.
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