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Mythbusters: the truth about North Korea Mythbusters: help us find the truth about North Korea
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Have all North Korean students been required to get Kim Jong-un’s haircut? Not likely, say reports from the ground. Did Kim Jong-un order an enemy of the state to be executed by flamethrower? There’s no solid confirmation. Was Kim Jong-un’s wife killed? Claims appeared one day and then she appeared in video footage a day later.Have all North Korean students been required to get Kim Jong-un’s haircut? Not likely, say reports from the ground. Did Kim Jong-un order an enemy of the state to be executed by flamethrower? There’s no solid confirmation. Was Kim Jong-un’s wife killed? Claims appeared one day and then she appeared in video footage a day later.
NK News, a Guardian network partner, has said that rumours based on anonymous sources lead to “an echo-chamber effect” in a mainstream media hungry for information.NK News, a Guardian network partner, has said that rumours based on anonymous sources lead to “an echo-chamber effect” in a mainstream media hungry for information.
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