The trouble with news stories about North Korea

The World

 A recent report that North Korea had executed a top negotiator made headlines around the globe. Turns out it wasn’t true. The World’s Patrick Winn explains why it’s hard to judge which news stories regarding North Korea are true and which have to be taken with a huge grain of salt.

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