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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by pydry on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:00AM (#33893845)
You left out my favorite: "Kim Jong In executes girlfriend for starring in porno".

Followed by all the most trusted mainstream media outlets repeating the rumor uncritically.

Followed by a rash of "O M G she's still alive????" when, shockingly, appears in the public eye, unmurdered:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jongun-s-e...

No shit she's still alive, geniuses. You all trusted a single source known for making up fantastical bullshit on a fantastical story.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by yorwba on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:45AM (#33894245)
That appears to be a different source, so of course it should be left off a list of things that RFA has reported. (If indeed RFA reported those things.)
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