The
real Fake News
A story
about the alleged assassination of Arkady Babchenko was circulated
recently across the media. A week after the revelation that the
Russian journalist was actually alive, another similar incident has
been revealed in North Korea.
In
February, 2016, another story was circulated according to which the
first deputy chief of the Korean People's Army, Ri Yong Gil, was
executed upon charges for factionism, abuse of authority and
corruption.
Despite
that the information was never confirmed by North Korea, the news
were circulated among the biggest Western media.
However,
now that North Korea replaces executives in higher military
positions, it has been announced that Ri Yong Gil will be promoted as
Chief of Staff of the Army!
Some
Russian media claim that reports by defectors from North Korea
frequently collapse when put under the microscope.
Part of
the problem is that the South Korean government pays them large sums
for sharing their stories and they're also paid hourly for talking
with the media. Moreover, extra cash incentives exist for especially
grotesque tales. As of 2017, Seoul's rate for such stories was
$860,000 in USD.
It is
not clear if or how much Thae Yong Ho, a North Korean diplomat turned
defector, was paid in 2016 for telling Yonhap news agency that Ri
Yong Gil was executed.
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