Lee Jae-myung's absence from some of the G7 group pictures is not proof that the South Korean president was ignored at the summit , contrary to claims circulating on social media. The posts share images where Lee was not expected,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.

But that progress was thrown into question last December when Yoon Suk Yeol, then South Korea’s president, briefly imposed martial law. Although he was ultimately impeached, the episode raised troubling questions about the health of the country’s democracy,