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Juche necromancy

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Juche necromancy is a satirical term that refers to alleged executions in the DPRK that are falsely reported by the Western media. Such claims are usually from anonymous sources or south Korean tabloids.[1]

Examples

  • In 2013, conservative south Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo claimed that the pop singer Hyon Song-wol was executed by machine gun. In May 2014, she appeared alive at the 9th National Convention of Artists in Pyongyang.
  • A 2015 CNN article claimed that Kim Jong-un executed his aunt Kim Kyong-hui in the previous year. She appeared at a Lunar New Year festival in 2020, disproving the claim.
  • In early 2016, BBC claimed that military official Ri Yong-gil was executed, relying on an anonymous south Korean source. Soon after, he was seen alive at the 7th Congress of the WPK.
  • The British tabloid Daily Mail claimed that Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of diplomat Kim Hyok-chol. He attended a concert with Kim Jong-un only a week after these allegations were released.
  • The Daily Star, another British tabloid, claimed that the DPRK has executed people by feeding them to piranhas and tigers.[1]
  • In 2020, Western media claimed that Kim Jong-un himself was dead or in a vegetative state. These reports traced back to the south Korean tabloid Daily NK.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jymee C (2023-03-01). "Juche Necromancy: Fabricated Executions In the DPRK" Midwestern Marx. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. Alan MacLeod (2023-10-03). "Unreliable Sources: News on North Korea, Brought to You by the CIA" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06.