Fake news is all around us. Whether we believe the news or not is up to us. One major news report that fooled thousands of people, including me, was the infamous “death” of North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. I first read of his death on twitter from a source known as “The New York Post” that had the perfect clickbait title that stated, “North Korean Defector ‘99 percent’ sure Kim Jong Un is dead. This was a surprise to me when I first read the title and immediately grabbed my attention. Reading the source, I learned that the article was merely constructed based on the word of a man named Ji Seong-ho who supposedly has a “seat” in a party related to the country’s election. Using someone with little credibility, they furthermore added a statement from him that says, “I’ve wondered how long he could have endured after cardiovascular surgery. I’ve been informed that Kim died last weekend.” Without actual facts, and reading multiple reports days later from other sources that mentioned he is alive and well, I had concluded that this article was rushed and non-reliable. Their only credibility was to quote a man that is affiliated with the election committee. This is along with the fact that after others stated his death was rumored, the site has yet to edit or delete their article.
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