In a hard news vacuum, the Kim Jong Un health rumor mill goes into overdrive



Analysis In a hard news vacuum, the Kim Jong Un health rumor mill goes into overdrive Dead, alive, abducted by aliens - speculation on the North Korean leader has been running rampant across the internet Jacob Fromer \| Min Chao Choy April 28, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Update at 17:30 EST: This article has been updated to clarify that the original Korean-language Daily NK article only cited one source, while the subsequent Reuters and English-language Daily NK articles cited multiple sources when they were published. Daily NK has since issued a correction on its English version and changed it to match the Korean version. Amid prolonged silence from North Korean state media on the whereabouts of leader Kim Jong Un, social media platforms have filled the information vacuum by spreading and amplifying rumors, an NK News analysis has found. In the days since an April 21 article © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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In a hard news vacuum, the Kim Jong Un health rumor mill goes into overdrive

Dead, alive, abducted by aliens - speculation on the North Korean leader has been running rampant across the internet

Jacob Fromer | Min Chao Choy April 28, 2020

In a hard news vacuum, the Kim Jong Un health rumor mill goes into overdrive

Rodong Sinmun

Update at 17:30 EST: This article has been updated to clarify that the original Korean-language Daily NK article only cited one source, while the subsequent Reuters and English-language Daily NK articles cited multiple sources when they were published. Daily NK has since issued a correction on its English version and changed it to match the Korean version.

Amid prolonged silence from North Korean state media on the whereabouts of leader Kim Jong Un, social media platforms have filled the information vacuum by spreading and amplifying rumors, an NK News analysis has found.

In the days since an April 21 article