It’s a piece of media that’s critical of a fascist regime, and the person who says it’s fake is a .ml
if they ever answer, it’ll be dismissive about how all western media is biased against china/nk/Russia. That’s as close to an explanation of “why it’s fake” as you’ll get.
You should always be critical of any media that doesn’t have a concrete source though. I don’t personally know anything about radiofreeasia, so fuck if I know how reliable they are to begin with.
if they ever answer, it’ll be dismissive about how all western media is biased against china/nk/Russia. That’s as close to an explanation of “why it’s fake” as you’ll get.
Look through the modlog for Removed Comments. The answers kesucay is removing talk about how it’s a CIA-linked org with staff appointed by Washington.
38north.org is a pretty decent source on North Korean news.
Or actually attack the credibility of the story.
You have the burden of proof backwards: WHY would anyone believe that “hot dogs are banned in North Korea”. It simply makes no sense. The burden of proof is on the person making the claim.
There’s no reason to think the story is credible. I’ve searched it and it appears RFA posted it in November, then The Sun picked it up 3 days ago. Then various repeaters.
Are you saying RFA isn’t a branch of US interests? I have never heard anyone make that claim before.
No, I’m saying that their reporting and fact-checking is credible.
38north.org is a pretty decent source on North Korean news.
Yes, it certainly appears to be.
You have the burden of proof backwards: WHY would anyone believe that “hot dogs are banned in North Korea”. It simply makes no sense. The burden of proof is on the person making the claim.
Because North Korea’s dictatorship has a well-documented history of atrocities and bizarre, freedom-limiting proclamations. Heck, it’s well-known for banning foods that it considers contrary to its culture, such as sushi, and it’s hard to imagine a more western food than hotdogs.
There’s no reason to think the story is credible. I’ve searched it and it appears RFA posted it in November, then The Sun picked it up 3 days ago. Then various repeaters.
a well-documented history of atrocities and bizarre, freedom-limiting proclamations… it’s well-known for banning foods that it considers contrary to its culture, such as sushi
You are coming across as someone who believes things they read on the internet.
People have done a good job in the more upvoted comments of showing you why you’re jumping to conclusions, but you keep doubling down like you have something to prove.
Pyongyang is not North Korea. It’s a Potemkin village designed to present a false image to the rest of the world.
And it’s hilarious to accuse me of jumping to conclusions when all I’ve been saying is that RFA is credible and we don’t have a reason to believe they’re lying about this.
If we end up with evidence that they’re lying, I’ll happily remove the post.
Pyongyang is not North Korea. It’s a Potemkin village designed to present a false image to the rest of the world.
You are going down a rabbithole of increasingly improbable beliefs. First you say hotdogs are banned; then you support that by saying sushi is banned; then you support that in turn by saying that a city my friends have been to is a lie. This city.
Surely at some point you’d realise, “Wait I’ve been fed lies.” Nobody can seriously believe that Pyongyang is a propaganda piece.
Reminds me of the Wikipedia edit war where people were trying to claim that a shared bicycle scheme “is propaganda”.
On closer inspection, everyone who claimed it’s fake is from .ml, and they all post to the same anti-western, pro-fascist subs. I think they’re brigading everywhere this story got posted.
I’m not sure why you linked that video. The haircut thing wasn’t strictly compulsory, but North Korean state television did, in fact, broadcast a show called Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle, along with another show that used hidden cameras to find and shame people whose haircuts didn’t meet their standards.
How so? Genuinely asking. Is that not a credible source?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BO83Ig-E8E
It’s a piece of media that’s critical of a fascist regime, and the person who says it’s fake is a .ml
if they ever answer, it’ll be dismissive about how all western media is biased against china/nk/Russia. That’s as close to an explanation of “why it’s fake” as you’ll get.
You should always be critical of any media that doesn’t have a concrete source though. I don’t personally know anything about radiofreeasia, so fuck if I know how reliable they are to begin with.
Look through the modlog for Removed Comments. The answers kesucay is removing talk about how it’s a CIA-linked org with staff appointed by Washington.
And none of them back those claims up. Or actually attack the credibility of the story.
Now then, are you here to defend Kim Jong Un too?
“those claims” meaning that RFA is linked to US intelligence/politics?
Are you saying RFA isn’t a branch of US interests? I have never heard anyone make that claim before.
See 1st paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Agency_for_Global_Media
38north.org is a pretty decent source on North Korean news.
You have the burden of proof backwards: WHY would anyone believe that “hot dogs are banned in North Korea”. It simply makes no sense. The burden of proof is on the person making the claim.
There’s no reason to think the story is credible. I’ve searched it and it appears RFA posted it in November, then The Sun picked it up 3 days ago. Then various repeaters.
No, I’m saying that their reporting and fact-checking is credible.
Yes, it certainly appears to be.
Because North Korea’s dictatorship has a well-documented history of atrocities and bizarre, freedom-limiting proclamations. Heck, it’s well-known for banning foods that it considers contrary to its culture, such as sushi, and it’s hard to imagine a more western food than hotdogs.
And RFA is credible.
“well-documented”… then a link to worldpopulationreview.com without a mention of their source??
You are coming across as someone who believes things they read on the internet.
People have done a good job in the more upvoted comments of showing you why you’re jumping to conclusions, but you keep doubling down like you have something to prove.
Here’s Vice saying many Pyongyang residents love sushi.
Pyongyang is not North Korea. It’s a Potemkin village designed to present a false image to the rest of the world.
And it’s hilarious to accuse me of jumping to conclusions when all I’ve been saying is that RFA is credible and we don’t have a reason to believe they’re lying about this.
If we end up with evidence that they’re lying, I’ll happily remove the post.
You are going down a rabbithole of increasingly improbable beliefs. First you say hotdogs are banned; then you support that by saying sushi is banned; then you support that in turn by saying that a city my friends have been to is a lie. This city.
Surely at some point you’d realise, “Wait I’ve been fed lies.” Nobody can seriously believe that Pyongyang is a propaganda piece.
Reminds me of the Wikipedia edit war where people were trying to claim that a shared bicycle scheme “is propaganda”.
On closer inspection, everyone who claimed it’s fake is from .ml, and they all post to the same anti-western, pro-fascist subs. I think they’re brigading everywhere this story got posted.
I’ll be banning the lot of them shortly.
It is absolutely a credible source.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/radio-free-asia/
I’m not sure what Porcupine is going on about.
i’ve found so many easily verifiably false things on rfa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BO83Ig-E8E
I’m not sure why you linked that video. The haircut thing wasn’t strictly compulsory, but North Korean state television did, in fact, broadcast a show called Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle, along with another show that used hidden cameras to find and shame people whose haircuts didn’t meet their standards.