Kim Jong Un is NOT dead: 'Assassination' rumours were a hoax, say US officials

Rumors of recently appointed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's death took Twitter by storm Friday.

By Hugo Gye American officials have shot down rumours that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated. The claim originated in China yesterday and rapidly circulated on Twitter and Chinese micro-blogging sites. Due to the difficulty of verifying

Social media sites like Twitter and China's Weibo say the new North Korean supreme leader is dead — fact or rumor?

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By Hugo Gye American officials have shot down rumours that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated. The claim originated in China yesterday and rapidly circulated on Twitter and Chinese micro-blogging sites. Due to the difficulty of verifying