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Title: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Akubra on February 10, 2012, 05:36:52 PM: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/idUS232818209920120210

"Rumors that Kim Jong-un, the countryâ€™s supreme leader, has been assassinated just months after he took power originated on Chinese microblogging service Weibo and have now spread all over Twitter.

Others are reporting that Jong-un, believed to be 28 years old, may be on the run rather than dead, but both reports claim that some kind of coup is taking place.

One person on Weibo wrote (loose translation): "north korea's biggest leader kim jung un, this morning in beijing time 2:45 am, had his residence broken into and was assassinated by unidentified people, who were shot dead by his bodyguards in korea's embassy in beijing, vehicles are rapidly increasing in number, and have surpassed 30 of them, this sort of battle formation hasn't been seen in over two years. please verify this."
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Chris_ on February 10, 2012, 05:38:41 PM: Could you wait until he's dead before posting it in Breaking News?
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Akubra on February 10, 2012, 05:46:01 PM: Quote from: chris_ on February 10, 2012, 05:38:41 PM
Could you wait until he's dead before posting it in Breaking News?

The news is that there are rumours, not certainty, hence the question mark in the topic title.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: franksolich on February 10, 2012, 05:51:55 PM: It appears to be a possibly-breaking news story.

http://gawker.com/5884033/chinese-twitter-says-kim-jong+un-was-assassinated-this-morning-in-beijing
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 10, 2012, 05:53:04 PM: Quote from: Akubra on February 10, 2012, 05:46:01 PM
The news is that there are rumours, not certainty, hence the question mark in the topic title.

Rumors on twitter state that Obama is brain-dead?

Hey, I used a ? mark.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Chris_ on February 10, 2012, 05:53:19 PM: Breaking News: Wire service picks up gossip-media site repost of Twitter rumors from anonymous sources.

Meh.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Chris_ on February 10, 2012, 05:58:46 PM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 10, 2012, 05:53:04 PM
Rumors on twitter state that Obama is brain-dead?
Fake but accurate.

Remember to upgrade your copy of Word '97 when you type out the memorandum.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 10, 2012, 06:08:18 PM: If true, there will be a lot of sad singing and slow driving at the DUmp.....and grassy knoll conspiracy theories galore.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Chris_ on February 10, 2012, 06:09:12 PM: No doubt. :popcorn:

I came across this earlier today and decided against posting it. It just doesn't look credible at this point.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: BlueStateSaint on February 11, 2012, 05:30:50 AM: Quote from: chris_ on February 10, 2012, 06:09:12 PM
No doubt. :popcorn:

I came across this earlier today and decided against posting it. It just doesn't look credible at this point.

Same here. When a story appears on Twitter, espexially the Chinese version, that starts with "According to reliable sources . . . " the translation is that the sources are coming down from eating magic 'shrooms abd dropping acid simultaneously.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: formerlurker on February 11, 2012, 05:34:16 AM: Quote from: chris_ on February 10, 2012, 05:53:19 PM
Breaking News: Wire service picks up gossip-media site repost of Twitter rumors from anonymous sources.

Meh.

In all fairness to the OP, that is how we get news from North Korea.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: formerlurker on February 11, 2012, 05:36:32 AM: Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 11, 2012, 05:30:50 AM
Same here. When a story appears on Twitter, espexially the Chinese version, that starts with "According to reliable sources . . . " the translation is that the sources are coming down from eating magic 'shrooms abd dropping acid simultaneously.

Honestly, it is not out of the ordinary for the way this type of news would be released. Until North Korea shows a recent picture of him alive, well and in North Korea the guy could be dead or on the run.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: formerlurker on February 11, 2012, 05:37:31 AM: Quote from: Akubra on February 10, 2012, 05:36:52 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/idUS232818209920120210

"Rumors that Kim Jong-un, the countryâ€™s supreme leader, has been assassinated just months after he took power originated on Chinese microblogging service Weibo and have now spread all over Twitter.

Others are reporting that Jong-un, believed to be 28 years old, may be on the run rather than dead, but both reports claim that some kind of coup is taking place.

One person on Weibo wrote (loose translation): "north korea's biggest leader kim jung un, this morning in beijing time 2:45 am, had his residence broken into and was assassinated by unidentified people, who were shot dead by his bodyguards in korea's embassy in beijing, vehicles are rapidly increasing in number, and have surpassed 30 of them, this sort of battle formation hasn't been seen in over two years. please verify this."

I gave you a H5. I know where you were coming from on this. No worries.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on February 11, 2012, 11:39:17 AM: Twitter is approximately as reliable as Alex Jones, I wouldn't waste any time worrying about it until some real news comes out.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: chitownchica on February 11, 2012, 11:41:44 AM: Jimmy Carter hardest hit.
Title: Re: Kim Jong-un dead?
Post by: Akubra on February 12, 2012, 12:50:18 AM: Quote from: formerlurker on February 11, 2012, 05:37:31 AM
I gave you a H5. I know where you were coming from on this. No worries.

Thanks for the H5 M8.