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EXCLUSIVE! How Reuters Sources Keep Getting It Wrong on North Korea

Over the past year or so, Reuters have released several “exclusive” stories that have set the internet on light when it comes to North Korea reporting.  However, it appears their main source on North Korea frequently appears to get things wrong.

After publication, these stories have led to extensive re-reporting and analysis across the internet, with the most recent being the incorrect forecast that economic reforms would have been announced at yesterday’s Supreme People’s Assembly.

All seemingly come from the same source, which Reuters consistently describesas having “predicted events in the past, including North Korea’s first nuclear test in