Kim Jong-Un 'rushed to hospital for emergency treatment', rumours claim
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How it spread - 18 original reports
Mon, 19 October 2026
2 reports- aol.co.uk12:03first to report
The North Korean dictator is rumoured to have suffered a brain haemorrhage and been rushed to hospital in China.
- indiatimes.com18:58
Kim Jong-un death rumours have surfaced on social media, with Wanjun Xie, chairman of the China Democracy Party, claiming that the North Korean leader died after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage. Xie also alleged that Kims sister, Kim Yo-jong, has taken control of the regime instead of his daughter, Kim Ju-ae. However, the claims about Kim Jong-uns death and a possible leadership change remain unverified, with no official confirmation provided.
Tue, 20 October 2026
16 reports- nknews.org01:03
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a clothing and shoe expo with his daughter on Monday, state media reported the following day, amid a flurry of unfounded rumors about his death on social media that became tabloid fodder. The rumors appeared to start spreading on social media site X from Sunday to Monday after […]
- oneindia.com05:26
Kim Jong Un appears at a North Korean clothing and footwear exhibition with his wife and daughter after unverified social media rumours about his health spread online.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:30
NAKON glasina o smrti Kim Jong Una, sjevernokorejski mediji objavili su nove fotografije vođe. Autentičnost slika nije potvrđena, a glasine je potaknuo kineski disident u SAD-u.
- tportal (Croatia)08:09
Sjeverna Koreja zaprijetila je raspoređivanjem dodatnog taktičkog naoružanja uz granicu s Južnom Korejom, a razmatra i ponovno pokretanje propagandnih poruka putem snažnih zvučnika. Upozorenje je uputila Kim Yo Jong, utjecajna sestra sjevernokorejskog vođe Kim Jong Una, optužujući Seul za učestale vojne provokacije. Njezine prijetnje dolaze u trenutku kada se društvenim mrežama šire nepotvrđene glasine da je njezin brat preminuo od moždanog krvarenja.
- ibtimes.co.uk08:14
Unverified claims about Kim Jong-un's death have renewed questions about North Korea's next leader, even as state media releases photographs reportedly showing him attending an exhibition.
- dailymail.com08:49
North Korea has issued 'proof of life' photos of dictator Kim Jong Un following rumours he had died of a brain haemorrhage.
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)09:10
Sestra sjevernokorejskog vođe Kim Jong Una, Kim Yo Jong, zaprijetila je raspoređivanjem dodatnog naoružanja uz granicu s Južnom Korejom, koju je optužila za niz vojnih provokacija. Njezina izjava dolazi u trenutku kada se društvenim mrežama šire nepotvrđene glasine o smrti njezina brata. Kim Yo Jong...
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)09:30
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:59
Le indiscrezioni circolate sul web sulle condizioni di salute del leader nordcoreano hanno fatto il giro del mondo, ma i media statali hanno pubblicato immagini per provare che Kim Jong Un è ancora in vita. L’ipotesi del “coma dopo un’emorragia cerebrale” era stata riportata dal tabloid britannico The Sun, secondo cui il leader supremo sarebbe […] L'articolo Kim Jong-un “in coma dopo un’emorragia cerebrale”. Ma i media nordcoreani diffondono le foto: “È ancora vivo” proviene da Il Fatto...
- Novinky (Czechia)11:35
Kim Jo-čong, sestra severokorejského vůdce Kim Čong-una, pohrozila rozmístěním dalších zbraní podél hranice s Jižní Koreou. Promluvila uprostřed sílících spekulací, že diktátor utrpěl krvácení do mozku, byl v kómatu a zemřel. Pchjongjang se je snaží vyvrátit zveřejněním snímků, na nichž se vůdce účastní výstavy oblečení a obuvi.
- BBC News World11:45
North Korean state media has published photos of the dictator with his daughter after the unsubstantiated rumour spread.
- iDNES (Czechia)14:15
Severokorejský vůdce Kim Čong-un se objevil na veřejnosti se svou dcerou poté, co sociální sítě zaplavily nepodložené zprávy o jeho kómatu či smrti. Podle nich diktátora v kritickém stavu převezli do nemocnice v Pekingu. Státní média KLDR zveřejnila fotografie z výstavy v Pchjongjangu, kde si Kim prohlédl oblečení a obuv.
- ANSA (Italy)14:19
'Sono assurde'. Secondo un dissidente cinese, il leader nordcoreano è stato colpito 'da un'emorragia cerebrale'. La Kcna diffonde immagini di Kim a una mostra
- tportal (Croatia)16:00
Sjevernokorejski državni mediji objavili su fotografije Kim Jong-una u obilasku izložbe odjeće i obuće nakon što su se internetom proširile glasine o njegovoj smrti. Na snimkama je uz njega kći Kim Ju-ae, a južnokorejski dužnosnici poručuju da nemaju informacije koje bi potkrijepile glasine
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:03
Earlier rumors online alleged Kim Jong Un had died from 'severe cerebral hemorrhage'
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)18:07
Social media rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died after suffering a brain hemorrhage were picked up by the international press. In response, Pyongyang’s state media reported on a visit with his daughter to a clothing and footwear exhibition.