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False report of 40 NK casualties prompts Seoul to warn against Ukrainian disinformation (english.hani.co.kr)

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South Korean intelligence officials have adopted a skeptical stance when it comes to reports from Ukraine. It’s gotten to the point where Korean intelligence officials are telling reporters to hold off on relaying reports about North Korean troops from Ukrainian officials until they receive third-party confirmation, because Ukraine makes “fake news” at the state level. This means we have to carefully consider the source of the information and the intentions behind it.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Does NK have free press?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Friggin' downvotes on a serious question? I hope it brought some relief, you gentle egos.

I thought the article mentioned North Korean press but apparently it's about South Korean press.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Seoul is right in the headline.

And in the article (right at the top, repeatedly) it's not SK press, it's SK intelligence agents saying this. The headline wouldn't say "Seoul" and then have it be a private entity; "Seoul" is a metonym for the SK government. People only conflate individual institutions with the government when it's China and some Chinese business does something stupid but not illegal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I know. Too much internet, half asleep. My phone should have a lock on me posting silly stuff when I'm that condition.

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