K-POP FAN WARS WEAPONIZE ICE TIP LINES, TARGETING IDOLS
Scot Scoop|Oct 26, 2025
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An opinion cartoon and column argue that toxic K-pop fandoms are filing malicious tips to ICE against rival idols, citing a flare-up after TXT’s Choi Soobin was reported and noting racist language used against multiracial artists like KATSEYE’s Lara Raj. The piece frames this as a niche variant of a wider social-media misinformation/misreporting trend around ICE. It warns that weaponized reporting could cause reputational harm and unnecessary enforcement attention without better guardrails.
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