North Korean state media debunks death rumors with new photos of Kim Jong Un
North Korean state media published photographs showing Kim Jong Un inspecting a clothing exhibition with his daughter, contradicting recent unverified claims that the leader had died in Beijing. The rumors began with social-media posts, reported by Türkiye Today, alleging the leader suffered a brain hemorrhage and was in a coma.
The Economic Times later cited unverified claims that Kim Jong Un had died, that his sister Kim Yo-jong had assumed power, and that 9,000 Chinese troops were deployed to Pyongyang. Snopes noted that fact-checking organizations could not locate any credible evidence supporting the death reports.
Actors
Kim Jong Un
Benedict Rogers
South Korean intelligence
Locations
Beijing, China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Pyongyang, North Korea
