탈진실의 시대, 5･18의 진실을 다시 묻기: 5･18조사위 진상규명 활동에 대한 성찰적 비판 = Re-Questioning the Truth of May 18 in the Era of Post-truth: Reflective Criticism of the May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission's Activities

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the results and limitations of The May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission’s truth finding activities, focusing on the ex officio investigation report. The May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission ended its activities on December 26, 2023, and announced the results of its truth finding activities over the past four years in 17 ex officio investigation reports. The May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission announced that 11 of the 17 investigations were able to reveal the truth, and 6 were unable to reveal the truth. They failed to find out the truth about key issues, including the circumstances and responsibility of the shooting, burials, and the attack on the weapons depot. In particular, some of the ex officio investigation reports deny the truth through euphemisms even for the facts that already identified in the past. The biggest problem with The May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission investigation report is that it resonates with the allegations of distortion and slander, not the voice of the truth, causing paradoxes of post-truth phenomenon. It is time for reflective criticism of the May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission's activities and a new search for finding out the truth after the May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission.