In the past two hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea. All rumor of course, and one that appears to have been started on China’s twitter-like platform Weibo. As the story goes, a couple assassins barged into Kim’s room in Beijing and shot him, before being shot and killed themselves by bodyguards.
Twitter user ChristianJMay says the rumor is “based on news that a host of blacked out cars have descended upon embassy in Beijing, where he was visiting.” .................
What a perfect and easy way for the military to take full control...it wouldn't surprise me at all. If he isn't dead yet, he probably will be within a few years.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
CritiKalbILL wrote: What a perfect and easy way for the military to take full control...it wouldn't surprise me at all. If he isn't dead yet, he probably will be within a few years.
Still unsubstantiated. I am seeing a lot of scepticism about rumors that start on twitter. I don't tweet.
Remember that line from Saturday Night Live. I think it was around Chevy Chase's tenure on their news report. Blank blank is still dead. Don't remember who but they played it for a long time.
Personally my favorite even with repetition was "I'm Chevy Chase and your not".
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It has been a long week for me and I have to confess when I first read the title of this thread I was expecting some sort of tabloid story about the newest glorious leader of North Korea being undead.
Other than the attention factor, I am left wondering what the benefits would be to starting such a rumor.
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
It has been a long week for me and I have to confess when I first read the title of this thread I was expecting some sort of tabloid story about the newest glorious leader of North Korea being undead.
Other than the attention factor, I am left wondering what the benefits would be to starting such a rumor.
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