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== Inconsistencies in stories == | == Inconsistencies in stories == | ||
Park claims that her best friend's mother was executed at a stadium in Hyesan in 2002, but there have not been any public executions in the DPRK since 1999. Park initially said that she was executed for watching a James Bond movie, but later said it was a DVD from [[Republic of Korea|South Korea]]. | Park claims that her best friend's mother was executed at a stadium in Hyesan in 2002, but there have not been any public executions in the DPRK since 1999. Park initially said that she was executed for watching a James Bond movie, but later said it was a DVD from [[Republic of Korea|South Korea]]. Neither of these actions would likely not lead to an execution or even an arrest.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 2014, Park said that she defected to [[China]] from the DPRK with her mother and father. She later changed the story and claimed that her father stayed behind. | In 2014, Park said that she defected to [[China]] from the DPRK with her mother and father. She later changed the story and claimed that her father stayed behind. | ||
In January 2013, she said that she never | In January 2013, she said that she never say anyone starving in the DPRK. She later claimed that she saw people eating grass and insects to survive. | ||
In an interview with North Korea Today, she said that she could not afford to go to school in the DPRK. In another interview with them, she talked about what she learned in school and said the DPRK had a free education system.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=JooPark3782 Blog|title=Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World|date=2014-12-22|url=http://jooparkblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/yeonmi-park-defector-who-fooled-world.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328123802/http://jooparkblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/yeonmi-park-defector-who-fooled-world.html|archive-date=2022-03-28|retrieved=2022-08-05}}</ref> | In an interview with North Korea Today, she said that she could not afford to go to school in the DPRK. In another interview with them, she talked about what she learned in school and said the DPRK had a free education system.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=JooPark3782 Blog|title=Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World|date=2014-12-22|url=http://jooparkblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/yeonmi-park-defector-who-fooled-world.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328123802/http://jooparkblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/yeonmi-park-defector-who-fooled-world.html|archive-date=2022-03-28|retrieved=2022-08-05}}</ref> | ||