This is the 5360th most frequent Korean word.
되었다고
"되었다고" means "said that it became" or "said that it happened."
'되었다고' in this context serves to indicate the confirmation of a fact, showing completion or result of the process of clarifying ('확인되다').
그 이야기가 사실이 아니라고 확인되었다고 그래.
It was clarified that the story is not true.
In this sentence, '되었다고' is used to express something that has been heard or reported about a completion or state change, emphasizing the verb '되다' (to become, to be).
그는 드디어 새 직장에 입사되었다고 들었어요.
I heard that he finally got hired at a new workplace.
'되었다고' here conveys that the action of announcing (발표되다) has been reported or stated, demonstrating indirect speech often used to relay information.