Rumours of Kim Jong-un's death flooded Twitter and other social networking sites Friday. REUTERS/KCNAKim Jong-un Assassination Rumours Flood Twitter, Weibo -- National Post/Reuters
Did social media prematurely kill off the leader of North Korea?
Rumours that Kim Jong-un, the country’s supreme leader, was assassinated at the North Korean embassy in Beijing just months after he took power originated on Chinese microblogging service Weibo, and spread swiftly on Twitter on Friday.
Jong-un was thrust into power in the communist nation after the death of his father Kim Jong-il. Believed to be in his ’20s, Kim Jong-un and his inexperience have sparked concern in the international community over whether he is capable of ruling North Korea.
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More News On Assassination Rumors Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un
Rumors -- repeat -- rumors: North Korean leader shot -- MSNBC
Twitter, Weibo Spread Rumors of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un's Assassination -- Reuters
Kim Jong Un Death Rumor Explodes On Twitter, Weibo (UPDATE) -- Huffington Post
Kim Jong-Un Dead? That's The Rumor -- Forbes
WNU Editor: We will be monitoring this news story as it unfolds.
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