Kim Jong-un is 'dead' again: Why rumors about North Korean leaders never die
Rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died after suffering a brain hemorrhage have swept through social media and news outlets overseas in recent days, prompting South Korean officials to dismiss the claims as unsubstantiated, while Pyongyang released fresh photographs of its leader attending a public event. The latest round of speculation, which originated from an unverified social media post by US-based Chinese dissident Wanjun Xie, is the latest in a decades-long pattern of death rumors
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[Claude] Report 2 is the same article as Report 1 under a slightly different headline (spelling 'rumors' vs 'rumours'), covering the same death-rumour story with consistent facts.
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