An image of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee with her eyes closed has been shared hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely claim she fell asleep during a speech delivered by her husband in the United Arab Emirates. In fact, the image captured Kim blinking during President Yoon Suk-yeol's speech and video of the event does not show her sleeping.

"Kim Keon-hee went [to the UAE] for a nice sleep. Arabian Night..zzz" reads a Korean-language tweet shared here on January 16, 2023.

The tweet has since been shared more than 180 times.

The photo appears to show Kim sitting in an audience with her eyes closed.

The claim was shared online after Yoon and Kim attended the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week during the South Korean leader's four-day state visit to the UAE.

Yoon delivered a speech at the ceremony on January 16 about South Korea's commitment to meeting carbon neutrality goals, as Kim watched on in the audience.

Similar claims that Kim had fallen asleep during the speech were shared alongside the same screenshot on Twitter here, here and here.

The claim, however, is false.

Misleading screenshot

A keyword search on Google led to footage of the conference that was streamed live on YouTube by South Korean broadcaster JTBC on January 16.

The video is titled: "[President Yoon Suk-yeol, 'Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week' opening ceremony commencement speech] January 16 (Monday) Full video / digital only."

The image being shared in social media posts...

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