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41. This story originated from a satirical post to a social media site

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 03:15 AM

Jan 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jongun-uncle-fed-to-120-dogs-story-begun-by-chinese-satirist-9042072.html

The news first emerged from a Hong Kong tabloid, Wen Wei Po, which described how Jang Song Thaek and five of his aides were thrown in a cage with hounds that had been starved for three days and subjected to “death by dogs”.

Kim was supposed to have watched on throughout the hour-long ordeal, flanked by scores of North Korean officials – but the source of the account is named as Pyongyang Choi Seongho, who the US blogger Trevor Powell pointed out is a China-based satirist and “ online personality”.

The story was nonetheless reported by the English-language Singapore daily Straits Times, and from there quickly made headlines around the western world.

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Whoa...if this is true then N. Korea is out of control... [View all] PCIntern Jan 2014 OP

NK is way out of control, not just started. Rex Jan 2014 #1

Not good... PCIntern Jan 2014 #2

A horrible conflict, but it would be terribly one-sided. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #6

Yes and the scary thing is China is the only nation Rex Jan 2014 #12

axis of evil, maybe? Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #11

China will have to do something about NK eventually. Rex Jan 2014 #14

While KJU is mad as a hatter, this doesn't pass the smell test for me. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #3

I believe the point is that since this was PCIntern Jan 2014 #4

Agreed. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #7

Not just the uncle, the uncle and 5 aides. We may never know if this is true. stevenleser Jan 2014 #25

What would have made the story way more awesome would have been if Vinnie From Indy Jan 2014 #29

Stop making me laugh at something so gruesome! NBachers Jan 2014 #34

Couldn't we just ask Rodman for confirmation? Earth_First Jan 2014 #5

I 120-dog-dare you to do that! nt PCIntern Jan 2014 #8

That would be: I "vigincentuple" dog dare you. Glassunion Jan 2014 #15

Thread win, just for utter geekyness. nt longship Jan 2014 #33

I was told he threw his uncle into a shark tank. wait. no...that's not it. Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #9

Fire Ants with freakin' lasers on their heads. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #24

If true, it shows that Kim Jong Un is old school. Kaleva Jan 2014 #10

I heard he was strapped to a chair onethatcares Jan 2014 #13

I would too davidpdx Jan 2014 #38

to the contrary, such extreme measures communicate that it is very much geek tragedy Jan 2014 #16

Dognado CreekDog Jan 2014 #17

that made me laugh Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #26

I heard they were also dumping babies out of incubators Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #18

There must be some mistake here. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #19

But the story doesn't say who let the dogs out jberryhill Jan 2014 #20

DAMN!!! DUZY!!! lolol Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #27

I don't know how true it is, but it does help boost his scary factor as a dictator if you believe it herding cats Jan 2014 #21

I highly doubt this. Why go to all that trouble when a single bullet accomplishes the same thing? Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #22

Yes, it's silly to think a dictator would waste money by requesting impractical things CreekDog Jan 2014 #28

Remember Saddam Hussein's alleged shredder? Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #31

just round them up Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #36

The uncle and 5 aides were executed at once. That is only 20 dogs per criminal. FarCenter Jan 2014 #37

Sound like one of those Batman scenarios goldent Jan 2014 #40

That's just sick Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #23

The crazy bastard also made the uncle and others Vinnie From Indy Jan 2014 #30

A lot of people are skeptical about this. AngryOldDem Jan 2014 #32

There are not that many dogs in NK lordsummerisle Jan 2014 #35

The story about the dogs is probably not true davidpdx Jan 2014 #39

This story originated from a satirical post to a social media site Fumesucker Jan 2014 #41

The reports I've read said "probably machine gun", so I suspect it's not true. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #42