Unverified rumors of NK leader's death spread on overseas social media
Unverified claims that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died after suffering a brain hemorrhage have spread on overseas social media, while North Korean state media reported his visit to a public exhibition. The rumors were reported Tuesday by the British tabloid The Sun, the New York Post and India's Economic Times, which cited social media posts that had claimed Kim suffered a severe brain…
Unverified rumors claiming that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died after suffering a brain hemorrhage have been circulating on overseas social media. These claims, which originated from a post on X by Chinese dissident Wanjun Xie, were reported by several international news outlets, including The Sun, the New York Post, and the Economic Times.
Xie alleged that Kim had fallen into a coma and was rushed to a hospital in Beijing due to poor medical facilities in North Korea, but subsequently died. He also claimed that Kim's body was secretly returned to North Korea and his death was being kept under wraps. However, no evidence was provided to substantiate these claims, and they remain unverified.
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