‘It’s Not True’: South Korea Trashes Sensationalist CNN Report on Kim Jong-un
South Korean officials told the nation’s Yonhap news agency on Tuesday a CNN report claiming North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was “in grave danger” were “not true” and that “nothing unusual” appeared to be happening in the communist country.
Late Monday night, CNN – an American left-wing news network with a long
history of publishing poorly-sourced or false news reports –
published a story titled “U.S. Monitoring Intelligence that North Korean Leader Is in Grave Danger After Surgery.” The story cited anonymous officials “familiar” with news about Kim’s health who stated only that the U.S. government was concerned about Kim’s health.
“There is nothing unusual going on in North Korea. It’s not true,” a Seoul government official
told Yonhap on Tuesday. Yonhap also got a spokesman for President Moon Jae-in, Kang Min-seok, on the record to deny the report.
“No unusual signs have been identified inside North Korea,” Kang reportedly said. “There is nothing we can confirm with regard to Chairman Kim’s alleged health problem.”
'It's Not True': South Korea Trashes CNN Report on Kim Jong-un