 Two days before the June 10, 2018 local elections, he claimed in a news interview on KBS at 9 p.m. that he had an inappropriate relationship with Lee Jae-myung, a candidate for governor of Gyeonggi Province.Lee Jae-myung criticized KBS for undermining the neutrality of the media.On June 7, the Barun Future Party accused Lee Jae-myung of circulating false information under the Public Official Election Act, while Lee Jae-myung also filed a complaint with the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on June 26 against former Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Young-hwan and Kim Boo-sun for circulating false information under the Public Official Election Act.